| footing | n 1. secure grip with the feet, berpijak dgn kukuh: be careful of your ~ on the ice, hati-hati kamu berpijak dgn kukuh di permukaan yg berais itu; 2. basis, position, tapak: the organization is now is on a firm ~, persatuan itu sudah mempunyai tapak yg kukuh sekarang; be on a war ~, bersedia utk berperang; put st on a war ~, mengarahkan supaya sst bersedia utk berperang: the government decided to put the army on a war ~, kerajaan memutuskan utk mengarahkan supaya tentera bersedia utk berperang; 3. (status) kedudukan; (relationship) hubungan: to be on an equal ~, mempunyai kedudukan yg sama; she was on a friendly ~ with her neighbours, dia mempunyai hubungan yg mesra dgn jiran-jiran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | adj 1. solid, not yielding to pressure, tdk lembik; (of fruit , flesh, cushion) pejal: the refrigerator will keep the butter ~, kalau disimpan dlm peti sejuk, mentega tdk lembik; his stomach muscles were still ~, otot perutnya masih pejal; 2. secure, a. kukuh, teguh: it was difficult tofind a ~ foot-hold on the icy slope, susah mencari tempat berpijak yg kukuh pd cerun yg berais itu; he wound sticky tape round the broken chair leg till it was ~, dia melilitkan pita perekat pd kaki kerusi yg patah itu hingga kukuh; b. (fig.) kukuh, teguh, erat: there are ~ ties of friendship between our two countries, terdapat tali persahabatan yg erat antara kedua-dua negara kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |