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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person loved by another person;
[syn: sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove]


VERB (2)

1. make steady;
- Example: "steady yourself"
[syn: steady, calm, becalm]

2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace;
- Example: "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
[syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise]


ADJECTIVE (6)

1. not subject to change or variation especially in behavior;
- Example: "a steady beat"
- Example: "a steady job"
- Example: "a steady breeze"
- Example: "a steady increase"
- Example: "a good steady ballplayer"

2. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;
- Example: "stocks are still firm"
[syn: firm, steady, unfluctuating]

3. securely in position; not shaky;
- Example: "held the ladder steady"

4. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
- Example: "firm convictions"
- Example: "a firm mouth"
- Example: "steadfast resolve"
- Example: "a man of unbendable perseverence"
- Example: "unwavering loyalty"
[syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]

5. relating to a person who does something regularly;
- Example: "a regular customer"
- Example: "a steady drinker"
[syn: regular, steady]

6. not easily excited or upset;
- Example: "steady nerves"


ADVERB (1)

1. in a steady manner;
- Example: "he could still walk steadily"
[syn: steadily, steady]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Steady \Stead"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. Steadier (-[i^]*[~e]r);
   superl. Steadiest.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren,
   stae[eth][eth]ig, steady (in gestae[eth][eth]ig), D. stedig,
   stadig, steeg, G. st[aum]tig, stetig. See Stead, n.]
   1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking;
      fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume." --Keble.
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            Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes
            watchful, and their hearts resolute.  --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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   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.
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   3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady
      course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
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   Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable;
        unremitted; stable.
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   Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a
      long piece of work from trembling.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steadied (-[i^]d); 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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Steady \Stead"y\, v. i.
   To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to
   move steadily.
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         Without a breeze, without a tide,
         She steadies with upright keel.          --Coleridge.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

steady
    adv 1: in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn:
           steadily, steady] [ant: falteringly, uncertainly,
           unsteadily]
    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: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are
       still firm" [syn: firm, steady, unfluctuating]
    3: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
    4: 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, steady, stiff, unbendable,
       unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
    5: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular
       customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: regular, steady]
    6: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
    n 1: a person loved by another person [syn: sweetheart,
         sweetie, steady, truelove]
    v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm,
         becalm]
    2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with
       a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's
       wheel" [syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise]