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steady
a. [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, stig, steady (in gestig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. sttig, stetig. See Stead, n.]1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. (Keble.)
Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. (Sir P. Sidney.)
2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object. ()
3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. ()
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Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling. ()
v. t. To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute. ()
v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. ()
Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel. (Coleridge.)


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