Webster's English Dictionary

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steady

1. steady \'sted-e-\ aj [1stead] 1a: firm in position : FIXED  1b: direct 
   or sure in movement : UNFALTERING  1c: keeping nearly upright in a seaway 
   {~ ship}  2a1: REGULAR, UNIFORM  2a2: not changed, replaced, or interrupted 
    2b: not fluctuating or varying widely  3a: not easily moved or upset : 
   RESOLUTE  3b1: constant in feeling, principle, purpose, or attachment  3b2: 
   consistent in behavior : DEPENDABLE  3c: not given to dissipation : SOBER 
   its course or extent. STEADY implies lack of fluctuation or interruption of 
   movement; EVEN suggests a lack of variation in quality or character; 
   EQUABLE implies lack of extremes or of sudden sharp changes SYN syn STEADY, 
   EVEN, EQUABLE mean not varying throughout 
2. steady vt : to make or keep steady to become steady 
3. steady av 1: in a steady manner : STEADILY  2: on the course set - used 
   as a direction to the helmsman of a ship 
4. steady n : one that is steady; specif : a boyfriend or girl friend with 
   who m one goes steady