feet-first
Soles enter first
Feet-first describes entering or moving with the feet leading rather than the head: She slid into the pool feet-first.
The phrase often appears in the expression carried out feet-first, meaning dead—since corpses are traditionally removed with feet preceding the body.
Figuratively, to go into something feet-first is to plunge in boldly without hesitation.
Propel oneself airborne
- plungeSudden steep descent
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- entryAccess or submission
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
pool · pier · cliff · water · submersion · descent · impact · straighten
Wet recreational chute
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- tobogganRunnerless snow vehicle
- lugeFeet-first racing sled
flume · descent · landing · ride · tube · spiral · mat · sledding
With fearless confidence
- plungeSudden steep descent
- leapSudden springing movement
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- decisivelyWith firm determination
headlong · wholeheartedly · bravely · unhesitatingly · dive · rush · charge · embark
Rear of barrel
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- footlingSilly and unimportant
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
positioning · extraction · complication · obstetrician · midwife · cesarean · vertex · turning
jump
Propel oneself airborne
- plungeSudden steep descent
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- entryAccess or submission
splash · pool · pier · cliff · water · submersion · descent · impact · straighten · tuck
waterslide
Wet recreational chute
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- tobogganRunnerless snow vehicle
luge · flume · descent · landing · ride · tube · spiral · mat · sledding · friction
boldly
With fearless confidence
- plungeSudden steep descent
- leapSudden springing movement
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
decisively · headlong · wholeheartedly · bravely · unhesitatingly · dive · rush · charge · embark · venture
breech
Rear of barrel
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- footlingSilly and unimportant
- presentationFormal display to viewers
labor · positioning · extraction · complication · obstetrician · midwife · cesarean · vertex · turning · engagement
feet-firstheadfirst
Entering crown-first
head-first · headlong · diving · recklessly · impetuously
feet, first, footer, footing, footings, footwork, footprint, footstep, footwear