Definition of Steady down

1. Verb. Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style. "He finally settled down"

Exact synonyms: Root, Settle, Settle Down, Take Root
Generic synonyms: Stabilise, Stabilize
Specialized synonyms: Roost

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steady Down

steadied
steadier
steadiers
steadies
steadiest
steadily
steadiness
steadinesses
steading
steadings
steads
steady
steady-going
steady-state
steady as a rock
steady down (current term)
steady on
steady state
steady state theory
steady the ship
steadying
steak
steak Diane
steak and kidney pie
steak au poivre
steak bake
steak fries
steak house
steak knife
steak knives

Literary usage of Steady down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1869)
"Not much chance for a young man to steady down scampering over the Continent with plenty of money at his command," observed Mr. Skeffington. " I don't know. ..."

2. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1869)
"But that we felt it were now high time to steady down, and putt our shoulders to the wheel. Tom was franker than ever I know'd him. ..."

3. The Art of Investment by Morrell Walker Gaines (1922)
"The steady down grade is obvious. It is broken only faintly by the upward drives in the stock market, and still less distinctly as matters progressed, ..."

4. Marine Engineer and Naval Architect edited by [Anonymus AC02767386] (1896)
"On raising steam and forcing the fire the propellers were seen to revolve in a direction indicating a steady down current in either one or both of the tubes ..."

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