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        "ˈstɛdi"
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      "etymologies": [
        "From stead + -y, calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig."
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              "mean": "Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.\nHold the ladder steady while I go up.\na. 1587,  Philippe Sidnei ,  “(please specify the page number)”, in Fulke Greville, Matthew Gwinne, and John Florio, editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia , London:     for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC; republished in Albert Feuillerat, editor, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia (Cambridge English Classics: The Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney; I), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1912, →OCLC:Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.\n1879,  R J,  chapter 1, in  The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., , →OCLC:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window, .\n1910,  Emerson Hough,  chapter I, in  The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do."
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              "mean": "Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.\na man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object\n2003, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: Inserts Only (page 10)\nDuring programmed changes, no steady green signal indication or flashing yellow signal indication shall be terminated and immediately followed by a steady red or flashing red signal indication without first displaying the steady yellow signal"
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              "mean": "Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.\na steady ride"
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              "mean": "Regular and even.\nthe steady course of the Sun;  a steady breeze of wind"
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              "mean": "Slow."
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              "mean": "(transitive, sometimes figurative) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.\nI took a drink to steady my nerves."
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              "mean": "(intransitive) To become stable.\n2010, Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan\nThe ship steadied in the air. Another spray of ballast came, heavier than the last."
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              "mean": "(African-American Vernacular) Aspect marker indicating consistency or intensity.\n(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)"
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          "name": "Noun",
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              "mean": "A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work."
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              "mean": "(informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.\n2002,  Frederick E. Von Burg,  Keep My White Sneakers, Kit Carson, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 13:“Dalton is my steady, now. If I break up with him, you're the first on the list.” “Thanks,” said Ted. “What a privilege to be second choice.”"
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              "mean": "(informal) A prostitute's regular customer.\n2013,  Sheila Foster,  Soho Whore:Some of my steadies wanted me to go out with them on a date. Occasionally I let one of them take me to a film or out for a meal."
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              "mean": "(rowing, informal) To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.\nAfter the sprint pieces, we rowed steady for the rest of practice."
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              "mean": "steady in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G.  C. Merriam, 1913\nsteady in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911\nsteady at OneLook Dictionary Search"
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