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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
footing
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
equal
▪ It was not until 1923 that the sexes, on this ground, were placed on an equal footing.
▪ Buthelezi had repeatedly insisted on a meeting with Mandela on an equal footing and in his capacity as head of Inkatha.
▪ Magistrates may have some difficulty in putting on an equal footing Social Services Departments, and the parents of children in care.
▪ This has enabled domestic markets to compete on a much more equal footing.
▪ If the supplier is on an equal footing with the buyer there will be no implied undertaking.
▪ Buthelezi for his part had frequently called for such a meeting, insisting on meeting Mandela on an equal footing.
▪ It would be nice to think they might meet on an equal footing.
financial
▪ Administration was placed on a sounder financial footing, its distribution made visible and public.
▪ Mr von der Burg was, its seems, unable to establish the shop on a firm financial footing.
firm
▪ But development in post-war Britain would be on a rather firmer footing.
▪ Mr von der Burg was, its seems, unable to establish the shop on a firm financial footing.
▪ This will give a firm footing and will stand up to the constant flow of traffic.
sound
▪ Administration was placed on a sounder financial footing, its distribution made visible and public.
■ NOUN
war
▪ The economy remained on a war footing during 1989 with between 30 and 40 percent of the budget being spent on defence.
▪ The area was on a war footing and all was bustle and preparation, expecting the hourly arrival of the enemy.
▪ The North has responded to the manoeuvres by putting its armed forces on a semi war footing.
▪ The Works was now on a war footing.
■ VERB
keep
▪ The threat of the soldiers was momentarily forgotten as she struggled to keep her footing and prevent the animal from bolting.
▪ Below the bend the water remained sufficiently shallow close to the bank for Trent to keep his footing.
lose
▪ Corbett lost his footing and went down, his flailing hands seeking something to grip.
▪ Campese lost his footing and fell heavily during yesterday's training session at Swansea University.
▪ But even as he reached for the man he lost his footing.
▪ I lost my footing at one point and collected a few bruises.
▪ Sometimes people lost their footing and brought down others, quickly making a writhing heap on the floor.
▪ The light was barely bright enough to ensure that they did not lose their footing.
▪ He connected up with the wave again another twenty-five feet down, but lost his footing and fell.
▪ He waltzed and pirouetted and then, to my horror, he lost his footing.
miss
▪ It was real windy up there and if you missed your footing you didn't get a second chance.
▪ Weir missed his footing as they neared the door.
▪ But in my hurry to get away from whatever it was in the bed I missed my footing and fell.
▪ I also missed my footing and went plunging forward, only by luck managing to keep myself upright.
▪ She had taken only a couple of steps when in her haste she missed her footing.
▪ She missed her footing in the end and stepped into a puddle about two inches deep.
▪ Very near the top of the tree she missed her footing and slipped.
place
▪ It was not until 1923 that the sexes, on this ground, were placed on an equal footing.
put
▪ Magistrates may have some difficulty in putting on an equal footing Social Services Departments, and the parents of children in care.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
have a sure hold/footing
on equal terms/on an equal footing
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The swing should be anchored in concrete footings at least 12 inches deep.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ After pouring the footings, trowel the top so it is smooth and level.
▪ Below the bend the water remained sufficiently shallow close to the bank for Trent to keep his footing.
▪ If the supplier is on an equal footing with the buyer there will be no implied undertaking.
▪ Mental disease caused by drunkenness is in criminal law treated as on the same footing with insanity.
▪ The substantial result is much the same on either footing.
▪ This has enabled domestic markets to compete on a much more equal footing.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Footing

Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), 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.

Footing

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.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
footing

late 13c., "a base, foundation;" late 14c., "position of the feet on the ground, stance," a gerundive formation from foot (n.). Figurative meaning "firm or secure position" is from 1580s; that of "condition on which anything is established" is from 1650s.

Wiktionary
footing

n. 1 A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. 2 A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. 3 A relative condition; state. 4 A tread; step; especially, measured tread. 5 (context now rare English) A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail. 6 stability or balance when standing on one's feet vb. (present participle of foot English)

Related phrases:
WordNet
footing

  1. n. status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" [syn: terms]

  2. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: basis, ground]

  3. a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing [syn: foothold]

Wikipedia
Footing

The word footing has a number of meanings:

  • Architecture, Foundation (architecture)
  • Translation Science, Footing (translation theory)
  • Bookkeeping, Footing (bookkeeping)
  • Sexuality, Footing (sexual act)
  • Jogging

Usage examples of "footing".

There, Rienadre, Denalle, and Nylan struggled to remove the silty and clay-filled soil, at least enough to provide footings for the crude retaining wall that would, Nylan hoped, form the millpond.

He then sketched the footings on both sides of the river, well back from the verge.

It worked out by the end of that day that the Terrans would cut timber for the footings on their side of the river, the Hrrubans on theirs.

The logs for the footings were lifted into position by Hrrubans wearing protective hide gloves.

After an arbitrary pause, the Hrrubans filled in the dirt around the footings and turned to the first of the span logs.

There's a hell of a lot of mass coming down out there, and the footings don't have to actually turn to impart that kind of motion.

And, finally, we had on-site supervisors who were responsible for spot-checking the footings after they were in.

Charlie crouched on his belly in the bottom of the boat grabbing at anything that looked grabable, then inched his way past the footings for the mast.

Under each table was a full meter of reinforced concrete footings.

The old retaining wall lay beneath the nineteenth-century footings, and the hole near its base was clearly part of an earlier structure.