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Definitions for Footing

[1] the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
[2] the act of one who moves on foot, as in walking or dancing.
[3] a secure and established position.
[4] a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on; foothold.
[5] a firm placing of the feet; stability: He regained his footing.
[6] Building Trades , Civil Engineering . the part of a foundation bearing directly upon the earth.
[7] position or status assigned to a person, group, etc., in estimation or treatment.
[8] mutual standing; reciprocal relation: to be on a friendly footing with someone.
[9] entrance into a new position or relationship: to gain a footing in society.
[10] a fee demanded from a person upon entrance into a trade, society, etc.
[11] the act of adding a foot to something, as to a stocking.
[12] that which is added as a foot.
[13] the act of adding up a column of figures.
[14] the total of such a column.
[15] (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
[16] (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function.
[17] such a part considered as the organ of locomotion.
[18] a unit of length, originally derived from the length of the human foot. It is divided into 12 inches and equal to 30.48 centimeters. Abbreviation : ft., f.
[19] foot soldiers; infantry.
[20] walking or running motion; pace: swift of foot.
[21] quality or character of movement or motion; tread; step.
[22] any part or thing resembling a foot, as in function, placement, shape, etc.
[23] Furniture . a shaped or ornamented feature terminating a leg at its lower part. any of several short legs supporting a central shaft, as of a pedestal table.
[24] a rim, flange, or flaring part, often distinctively treated, serving as a base for a table furnishing or utensil, as a glass, teapot, or candlestick.
[25] the part of a stocking, sock, etc., covering the foot.
[26] the lowest part, or bottom, of anything, as of a hill, ladder, page, etc.
[27] a supporting part; base.
[28] the part of anything opposite the top or head: He waited patiently at the foot of the checkout line.
[29] the end of a bed, grave, etc., toward which the feet are placed: Put the blanket at the foot of the bed, please.
[30] Printing . the part of the type body that forms the sides of the groove, at the base.
[31] the last, as of a series.
[32] that which is written at the bottom, as the total of an account.
[33] Prosody . a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit of a verse.
[34] Usually foots . sediment or dregs. footlight(def 1) .
[35] Nautical . the lower edge of a sail.
[36] to walk; go on foot (often followed by it ): We'll have to foot it.
[37] to move the feet rhythmically, as to music or in dance (often followed by it ).
[38] (of vessels) to move forward; sail: to foot briskly across the open water.
[39] to walk or dance on: footing the cobblestones of the old city.
[40] to perform (a dance): cavaliers footing a galliard.
[41] to traverse on or as if on foot.
[42] to make or attach a foot to: to foot a stocking.
[43] to pay or settle: I always end up footing the bill.
[44] to add (a column of figures) and set the sum at the foot (often followed by up ).
[45] to seize with talons, as a hawk.
[46] to establish.
[47] Archaic . to kick, especially to kick away.
[48] Obsolete . to set foot on.
[49] the basis or foundation on which something is established the business was on a secure footing
[50] the relationship or status existing between two persons, groups, etc the two countries were on a friendly footing
[51] a secure grip by or for the feet
[52] the lower part of a foundation of a column, wall, building, etc
[53] mainly US the act of adding a column of figures the total obtained
[54] rare a fee paid upon entrance into a craft, society, etc, or such an entrance itself
[55] Michael (Mackintosh ). 1913–2010, British Labour politician and journalist; secretary of state for employment (1974–76); leader of the House of Commons (1976–79); leader of the Labour Party (1980–83)
[56] the part of the vertebrate leg below the ankle joint that is in contact with the ground during standing and walking Related adjective: pedal
[57] the part of a garment that covers a foot
[58] any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates, including molluscs
[59] botany the lower part of some plant structures, as of a developing moss sporophyte embedded in the parental tissue
[60] a unit of length equal to one third of a yard or 12 inches. 1 Imperial foot is equivalent to 0.3048 metre Abbreviation: ft any of various units of length used at different times and places, typically about 10 per cent greater than the Imperial foot
[61] any part resembling a foot in form or function the foot of a chair
[62] the lower part of something; base; bottom the foot of the page ; the foot of a hill
[63] the end of a series or group the foot of the list
[64] manner of walking or moving; tread; step a heavy foot
[65] infantry, esp in the British army (as modifier ) a foot soldier
[66] any of various attachments on a sewing machine that hold the fabric in position, such as a presser foot for ordinary sewing and a zipper foot
[67] music a unit used in classifying organ pipes according to their pitch, in terms of the length of an equivalent column of air this unit applied to stops and registers on other instruments
[68] printing the margin at the bottom of a page the undersurface of a piece of type
[69] prosody a group of two or more syllables in which one syllable has the major stress, forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
[70] a foot in the door an action, appointment, etc, that provides an initial step towards a desired goal, esp one that is not easily attainable
[71] kick with the wrong foot Scot and Irish to be of the opposite religion to that which is regarded as acceptable or to that of the person who is speaking
[72] my foot! an expression of disbelief, often of the speaker's own preceding statement he didn't know, my foot! Of course he did!
[73] of foot archaic in manner of movement fleet of foot
[74] on foot walking or running in progress; astir; afoot
[75] one foot in the grave informal near to death
[76] on the right foot informal in an auspicious manner
[77] on the wrong foot informal in an inauspicious manner
[78] put a foot wrong to make a mistake
[79] put one's best foot forward to try to do one's best to hurry
[80] put one's foot down informal to act firmly to increase speed (in a motor vehicle) by pressing down on the accelerator
[81] put one's foot in it informal to blunder
[82] set on foot to initiate or start (something)
[83] tread under foot to oppress
[84] under foot on the ground; beneath one's feet
[85] to dance to music (esp in the phrase foot it )
[86] (tr) to walk over or set foot on; traverse (esp in the phrase foot it )
[87] (tr) to pay the entire cost of (esp in the phrase foot the bill )
[88] (usually foll by up) archaic , or dialect to add up

Words related to Footing

foothold, seating, infrastructure, installation, bottom, groundwork, establishment, seat, substratum, underpinning, bedrock, basement, foot, settlement, warrant, ground, substructure, understructure, standing, capacity

Words nearby Footing

footframe, footgear, foothill, foothold, footie, footing, footing piece, footle, footless, footlet, footlight

Origin of Footing

before 900; Middle English; Old English fōt; cognate with German Fuss; akin to Latin pēs (stem ped- ), Greek poús (stem pod- )

Word origin for Footing

Old English fōt ; related to Old Norse fōtr , Gothic fōtus , Old High German fuoz , Latin pēs , Greek pous , Sanskrit pad

Synonyms for Footing

foothold, basement, bedrock, bottom, establishment, foot, ground, groundwork, infrastructure, installation, seat, seating, settlement, substratum, substructure, underpinning, understructure, warrant, resting place