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footing
UK /ˈfʊtɪŋ/ US /ˈfʊtɪŋ/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help to the next.
2
A standing; position; established place; foothold.
As soon, however, as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner […] made him a favorite.
While the California economy maintains its powerhouse status[…] the state’s most-powerful sectors[…]have struggled to keep their footing, pummeled by high interest rates, investor skittishness, labor strife and other turmoil.
3
A relative condition; state.
[L]ived on a footing of equality with nobles.
4
A tread; step; especially, a measured tread.
Hark, I hear the footing of a man.
5
A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
The Monster swift as word, that from her went, Went forth in hast, and did her footing trace[…].
A man must doe as some wilde beasts, which at the entrance of their caves, will have no manner of footing seene.
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