What is the meaning of STEADY ON. Phrases containing STEADY ON
See meanings and uses of STEADY ON!Slangs & AI meanings
Short for steady as she goes. Used as a warning to a sailor in a conversation "not to go there". e.g. "I think the XO is wrong." Reply: "Steady!"
In relation to the motion of your own ship, if an object's bearing is steady, or unchanging, and its range is decreasing, then the object is on a collision course with your own ship.
Alternate name for Scots person from rhyming slang 'sweaty sock = Jock'.
steady; prudent; carful
Jock (Scot). There was an Englishman, an Irishman and a sweaty on a boat...
Noun. A tantrum, an fit of anger. Also throw a stecky, to have a tantrum. [Lancs/Cumbria use]
"Ready Aye Ready" is the motto of the Canadian Navy. It implies that the Canadian Navy is always "ready".
Steamy is slang for lurid, sexually explicit.
Shady is slang for dubious or corrupt.
Perception that blacks appear sweaty and greasy.
a small lake or pond; a wide still brook where no current is visible
Sleazy is slang for sodid, squalid, shabby, dispreputable.
Continuous, knowledge or doing something (thanks to James H. for this addition)
Unclear or purposely misleading; "He's being shady about what went on."
Steam is Australian slang for cheap wine.
interj whoa; hold your horses. Almost always followed by an exclamation mark: OK, that does it, IÂ’m resigning! / Steady on!
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superl.
Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman.
n.
Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
a.
Consisting of, or resembling, steam; full of steam; vaporous; misty.
v. t.
To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc.
v. t.
To cause to stray.
n.
Ready money; cash; -- commonly with the; as, he was well supplied with the ready.
v. t.
To keep steady; to steady, morally.
v. i.
To emit steam or vapor.
n.
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.
v. i.
To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
a.
Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor.
v. t.
To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.
v. i.
To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well.
v. i.
To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
v. t.
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.
superl.
Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak.
v. t.
A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; -- also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak.
superl.
Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment.
superl.
Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot.
adv.
In a steady manner.
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