footing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: footing	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footing n status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" Synonym(s): footing, terms a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" Synonym(s): footing, basis, ground a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing Synonym(s): foothold, footing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foot \Foot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Footed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Footing}.] 1. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip. --Dryden. 2. To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Footing \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.