intransitive. To take root; to settle, become established. Frequently with in.

intransitive. To move the feet as a means of locomotion; to walk or run; to step, tread. Frequently with adverb or prepositional phrase as complement.

to fix the footor footing: to obtain or take a sure foothold. literal and figurative. Obsolete. (Cf. to fasten the feet at fasten, v. phrases 1, and…

intransitive (for reflexive). To establish itself.

intransitive or reflexive. To fix oneself firmly in a position; spec. (a) Military to excavate a trench or the like in order to withstand an attack…