footing
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- status with respect to the relations between people or groups“on good terms with her in-laws”“on a friendly footing”Synonyms: terms
- a relation that provides the foundation for something“they were on a friendly footing”“he worked on an interim basis”Synonyms: basisground
- a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbingSynonyms: foothold
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
2.To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
1.Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. [1913 Webster]
In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next.— Holder.[1913 Webster]
2.Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. [1913 Webster]
As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]
3.Relative condition; state. [1913 Webster]
Lived on a footing of equality with nobles.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]
4.Tread; step; especially, measured tread. [1913 Webster]
Hark, I hear the footing of a man.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
5.The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column. [1913 Webster]
6.The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking. [1913 Webster]
7.A narrow cotton lace, without figures. [1913 Webster]
8.The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
9.(Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]