FOOTING

footing

Noun

  1. A 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. A 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. .
  3. A relative condition; state.
    Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. .
  4. A tread; step; especially, measured tread.
    Hark, I hear the footing of a man.
  5. A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
  6. stability or balance when standing on one's feet
  7. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
  8. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
  9. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
  10. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
  11. The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
  12. Double checking the numbers vertically.

Verb

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