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steady |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steady \Stead"y\, v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. --Coleridge. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steady \Stead"y\, a. [Compar. {Steadier}; superl. {Steadiest}.] [Cf. AS stedig sterile, barren, st[ae]??ig, steady (in gest[ae]??ig), D. stedig stadig, steeg, G. st["a]tig, stetig See {Stead}, n.] 1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. ``The softest, steadiest plume.'' --Keble. Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object. 3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted stable. {Steady rest} (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied}; p. pr & vb n. {Steadying}.] To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: steady adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: {unsteady}] 2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {invariant}, {unvarying}] 3: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: {firm}, {unfluctuating}] 4: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady" 5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}] 6: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {regular}] 7: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves" n : a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {sweetie}, {truelove}] adv : in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: {steadily}] [ant: {unsteadily}] v 1: make steady; "steady your hands" [syn: {calm}, {becalm}] 2: support or hold steady, as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}]
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