Meaning of Footing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
   countable, uncountable
2. A standing; position; established place; foothold.
   countable, uncountable
3. A relative condition; state.
   countable, uncountable
4. A tread; step; especially, a measured tread.
   countable, dated, uncountable
5. A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
   countable, rare, uncountable
6. Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.
   countable, uncountable
7. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
   countable, uncountable
8. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot
   countable, uncountable
9. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
   countable, uncountable
10. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
    countable, uncountable
11. The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
    countable, uncountable
12. A double-check of the numbers vertically.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help⟳ to the next.”

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

“While the California economy maintains its powerhouse status[…] the state’s most-powerful sectors[…]have⟳ struggled to keep⟳ their footing, pummeled by high interest⟳ rates, investor skittishness, labor strife and other turmoil.”

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

“Hark, I hear⟳ the footing of a man.”

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

“A man must doe as some wilde beasts, which at the entrance of their caves, will have⟳ no manner of footing seene.”

“So he marched his army along the river with seven legions, little less than four thousand horse, and as many light-armed soldiers, and the scouts returning declared that not one man appeared, but that they saw⟳ the footing of a great many horses which seemed to be retiring in flight, whereupon Crassus conceived great hopes, and the Romans began to despise the Parthians, as men that would not come⟳ to combat, hand to hand.”

“He lost his footing and fell down.”

“It was difficult to keep⟳ my footing on the ship during the storm.”

“Terry lost his footing to allow⟳ Van Persie to race⟳ clear for Arsenal's fourth after 85 minutes before the Netherlands striker completed a second treble against Chelsea by hammering his third past Petr Cech deep into stoppage time.”

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

“the footing of a stocking”

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