footing

Plural: footings

Noun

• A secure grip or base for one's feet.
• status with respect to the relations between people or groups
  • "on a friendly footing"
• a relation that provides the foundation for something
  • "they were on a friendly footing"
• a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
• A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
• A standing; position; established place; foothold.
• A relative condition; state.
• A tread; step; especially, a measured tread.
• A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
• Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.
• The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
• The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot
• A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
• The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
• The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
• A double-check of the numbers vertically.

Verb

• pay for something
• walk
• add a column of numbers
• present participle and gerund of foot

Examples

• He lost his footing and fell down.
• It was difficult to keep my footing on the ship during the storm.
• Losing your FOOTING in a close Words With Friends game can be devastating.
• the footing of a stocking

Synonyms

basis, foot, foot up, foothold, ground, hoof, hoof it, leg it, pick, terms