Footing 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."
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."
3.Relative condition; state. "Lived on a footing of equality with nobles."
4.Tread; step; especially, measured tread. "Hark, I hear the footing of a man."
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.
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.
Footing beam, the tie beam of a roof.
Foot v. t. 1.To kick with the foot; to spurn.
2.To set on foot; to establish; to land. (Obs.) "What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom?"
3.To tread; as, to foot the green.
4.To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.
5.To seize or strike with the talon. (Poet.)
6.To renew the foot of, as of a stocking.
To foot a bill, to pay it. (Colloq.) To foot it, to walk; also, to dance. "If you are for a merry jaunt, I'll try, for once, who can foot it farthest."
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