Word Meaning

footing definition and meaning

p. pr. & vb. n. of Foot
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.