Definition of Footing

  • (n.) Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
  • (n.) Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
  • (n.) Relative condition; state.
  • (n.) Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
  • (n.) The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
  • (n.) The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
  • (n.) A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
  • (n.) The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
  • (n.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Foot

Antonyms of Footing


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Homophones of Footing


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