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steady in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. make steady
    "steady yourself"
    steady  calm  becalm 
  2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
    "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
    brace  steady  stabilize  stabilise 
adjective
  1. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
    "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
    firm  steadfast  steady  stiff  unbendable  unfaltering  unshakable  unwavering 
  2. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
    "stocks are still firm"
    firm  steady  unfluctuating 
  3. relating to a person who does something regularly
    "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"
    regular  steady 
  4. not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
    "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
    steady 
  5. securely in position; not shaky
    "held the ladder steady"
    steady 
  6. not easily excited or upset
    "steady nerves"
    steady 
adverb
  1. in a steady manner
    "he could still walk steadily"
    steadily  steady  steadily  steady 
noun
  1. a person loved by another person
    sweetheart  sweetie  steady  truelove 
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