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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Foot
  2. n. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
  3. n. Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
  4. n. Relative condition; state.
  5. n. Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
  6. n. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
  7. n. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
  8. n. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
  9. n. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
  10. n. The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
  11. n. status with respect to the relations between people or groups
  12. n. a relation that provides the foundation for something