Maintain vs Steady - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
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To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
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, title= Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
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*:Their feet steady , their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.
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*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window,.
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Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
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Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
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Regular and even.
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Slow.
To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.
(informal) A regular customer.
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As verbs the difference between maintain and steady
is that maintain is to support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action while steady is to stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.As an adjective steady is
firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.As a noun steady is
a regular customer.maintain
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(en verb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer.}}
QPR 2-3 Man City, passage=Mancini's men were far from their best but dug in to earn a 10th win in 11 league games and an eighth successive victory in all competitions to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table.}}
Mining the Boreal North, passage=Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.}}
Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?, passage=She maintains that the internet should face similar curbs to TV because young people are increasingly living online. "It's totally different, someone at Google watching the video from the comfort of their office in San Francisco to someone from a council house in London, where this video is happening right outside their front door."}}
Derived terms
* maintainabilityAntonyms
* (to keep up) abandonAnagrams
*steady
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Alternative forms
*Adjective
(er)Antonyms
* unsteadyDerived terms
* go steady * going steady * * rock-steady * steadily * steadiness * steady as she goes * steady on * steady stateVerb
Noun
(steadies)- Some of my steadies wanted me to go out with them on a date. Occasionally I let one of them take me to a film or out for a meal.