# out on one's feet

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Standing erect but not consciously aware of one's surroundings, or only minimally aware, and having little or no ability to control one's bodily actions, as a result of physical injury or exhaustion.
2. Stupefied; dazed; nonfunctional.

## Etymology
From the sport of boxing, referring to fighter who is too stunned to fight effectively, but who does not collapse to the canvas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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