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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foot \Foot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Footed}; p. pr & vb n. {Footing}.] 1. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip. --Dryden. 2. To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Footing \Foot"ing\, n. 1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on firm foundation to stand on In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next --Holder. 2. Standing; position; established place basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. --Macaulay. 3. Relative condition; state. Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. --Macaulay. 4. Tread; step; especially, measured tread. Hark, I hear the footing of a man. --Shak. 5. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column. 6. The act of putting a foot to anything also that which is added as a foot; as the footing of a stocking. 7. A narrow cotton lace, without figures. 8. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. --Simmonds. 9. (Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot. {Footing course} (Arch.), one of the courses of masonry at the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above. {To pay one's footing}, to pay a fee on first doing anything as working at a trade or in a shop. --Wright. {Footing beam}, the tie beam of a roof. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: footing n 1: status with respect to the relations between people or groups: "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" [syn: {terms}] 2: a relation that provides the foundation for something "they were on a friendly footing" or "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: {basis}, {ground}] 3: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing [syn: {foothold}]
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