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Footing

//ˈfʊtɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. countable, uncountable

    "In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help to the next."

  2. 2
    a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing wordnet
  3. 3
    A standing; position; established place; foothold. countable, uncountable

    "As soon, however, as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner […] made him a favorite."

  4. 4
    a relation that provides the foundation for something wordnet
  5. 5
    A relative condition; state. countable, uncountable

    "[L]ived on a footing of equality with nobles."

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  1. 6
    status with respect to the relations between people or groups wordnet
  2. 7
    A tread; step; especially, a measured tread. countable, dated, uncountable

    "Hark, I hear the footing of a man."

  3. 8
    A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail. countable, rare, uncountable

    "The Monster swift as word, that from her went, Went forth in hast, and did her footing trace[…]."

  4. 9
    Stability or balance when standing on one's feet. countable, uncountable

    "He lost his footing and fell down."

  5. 10
    The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column. countable, uncountable

    "The auditing of the accounts, when the defendant was present, was nothing more than the examinings of the footings of the bookkeeper."

  6. 11
    The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot countable, uncountable

    "the footing of a stocking"

  7. 12
    A narrow cotton lace, without figures. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A double-check of the numbers vertically. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of foot form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English fotyng; equivalent to foot + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English fotyng; equivalent to foot + -ing.

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