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English Dictionary: steady	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for steady
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steady adv in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: steadily, steady] Antonym(s): falteringly, uncertainly, unsteadily adj not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" Antonym(s): unsteady not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" Synonym(s): firm, steady, unfluctuating securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady" marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" Synonym(s): firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" Synonym(s): regular, steady not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves" n a person loved by another person [syn: sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove] v make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm, becalm] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" Synonym(s): brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steady \Stead"y\, v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steady \Stead"y\, a. [Compar. {Steadier}; superl. {Steadiest}.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, st[91][?][?]ig, steady (in gest[91][?][?]ig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. st[84]tig, stetig. See {Stead}, n.] 1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. [bd]The softest, steadiest plume.[b8] --Keble. Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object. 3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable; unremitted; stable. {Steady rest} (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Steadying}.] To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.