escort vs steady

escort

noun
  • A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent. 

  • A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others. 

  • Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion. 

  • A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission. 

  • An accompanying person in such a group. 

  • A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor. 

  • An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc. 

verb
  • To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date. 

  • To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to 

  • To accompany (a person) in order to compel them to go somewhere (e.g. to leave a building). 

steady

noun
  • A prostitute's regular customer. 

  • A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work. 

  • A regular boyfriend or girlfriend. 

adj
  • Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions. 

  • Regular and even. 

  • Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute. 

  • Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. 

  • Slow. 

verb
  • To become stable. 

  • To stabilize; to prevent from shaking. 

particle
  • Aspect marker indicating consistency or intensity. 

adv
  • To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute. 

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