FOOTING


Meaning of FOOTING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfu̇-tiŋ ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : a stable position or placing of the feet

2. : a surface or its condition with respect to one walking or running on it ; especially : the condition of a racetrack

3. : the act of moving on foot : step , tread

4.

a. : a place or position providing a base of operations : foothold

b. : established position : status ; especially : position or rank in relation to others

they all started off on an equal footing

5. : basis

6. : terms of social intercourse

7. : an enlargement at the lower end of a foundation wall, pier, or column to distribute the load

8. : the sum of a column of figures

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.