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Footing

Footing Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Footing? [n] a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing [n] a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing" or"he worked on an interim basis" [n] status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Footing: basis \| foothold \| ground \| terms Related Terms \| Find terms related to Footing: account \| adding \| advantage \| allowance \| ambit \| ambling \| ambulation \| angle \| angle of vision \| Anschauung \| assessment \| backpacking \| bailiwick \| balance \| base \| baseboard \| basement \| basis \| bear hug \| bearing wall \| bearings \| bed \| bedding \| bedrock \| bill \| bite \| blackmail \| blood money \| bottom \| calculation \| calculus \| capacity \| case \| caste \| casting \| character \| chassis \| ciphering \| circumstance \| clamp \| clasp \| class \| clench \| clinch \| cling \| clinging \| clutch \| computation \| condition \| constituency \| dado \| death grip \| distance \| echelon \| embrace \| emolument \| estate \| estimation \| eye \| fee \| firm hold \| fix \| floor \| flooring \| fond \| foot \| foothold \| footing it \| footplate \| footrail \| footrest \| footwork \| foundation \| frame \| frame of reference \| framework \| fundament \| fundamental \| going on foot \| grapple \| grasp \| grip \| gripe \| ground \| grounds \| groundwork \| hardpan \| hierarchy \| hiking \| hitchhiking \| hitching \| hold \| hoofing \| hug \| hush money \| infrastructure \| initiation fee \| iron grip \| jam \| keel \| legwork \| level \| light \| location \| locus standi \| lot \| lumbering \| marching \| mental outlook \| mileage \| modality \| mode \| mopboard \| nadir \| nip \| orbit \| order \| outlook \| pass \| pavement \| pedestrianism \| perambulation \| perch \| perspective \| pickle \| place \| plight \| point of view \| position \| post \| posture \| power structure \| precedence \| predicament \| principle \| purchase \| radical \| rank \| rate \| rating \| reckoning \| reference system \| regard \| respect \| retainer \| retaining fee \| riprap \| rock bottom \| rudiment \| sauntering \| scot \| seat \| seating \| seizure \| shoemold \| side \| sight \| sill \| situation \| slant \| sole \| solid ground \| solid rock \| sphere \| sphere of influence \| spot \| stability \| stage \| staggering \| stamping ground \| stance \| stand \| standing \| standing place \| standpoint \| state \| station \| status \| stereobate \| stipend \| strolling \| stylobate \| substratum \| substruction \| substructure \| system \| terms \| terra firma \| territory \| thumbing \| thumbing a ride \| tight grip \| toddling \| toe \| toehold \| totaling \| toting \| tottering \| traction \| tramping \| treading \| tribute \| trudging \| turf \| underbuilding \| undercarriage \| undergirding \| underpinning \| understruction \| understructure \| universe \| vantage \| venue \| view \| viewpoint \| waddling \| wainscot \| walking \| warrant See Also \| common ground \| foundation \| position \| status \| support \| toehold Footing In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Footing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Footing?

[n] a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
[n] a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing" or"he worked on an interim basis"
[n] status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Footing: basis | foothold | ground | terms

Footing In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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