steady

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1. 1.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.
2. 2.Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is 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 called?