See Also: steady(1)(dictionary)
Steady(medicine)
steady(dictionary)
steady(2)(dictionary)
steady 2, verb(dictionary)
Steady state(finance)
Steady state(money)
steady 3, adverb(dictionary)
steady 4, noun(dictionary)
steady state(medicine)

steady(2) (iou)



steady noun. L16.
[In sense 1 absol. use of STEADY adjective; in sense 2 from STEADY verb.]
A thing which steadies something; spec. a device for holding steady an object during a manufacturing process. L16.
a. A thing which is steady; spec. (Canad. dial.), a part of a river which has little or no perceptible current. L18.
b. A regular boyfriend or girlfriend. colloq. (orig. US). L19.