a firm basis on which anything is built.

the frame of a machinery or a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported.

the part of a ship extending along the bottom from stem to stern and supporting the whole frame; a keel.

(fig.) a ground on which an argument is based.

own contribution or the initial investment, of a promoter, a firm or a company, in the business; capital.

a piece of wood used as fuel.

to lay a foundation; to prepare a firm basis for a building, argument to be based on.

to patch the sole of a foot-wear; to cobble with a sole.

to cook meat; to prepare a meat-dish.

a meal made (fully or partly) of meat.

to cut across; to cut cross-sectionwise.

a wall running across the length of a house.

a short wall, separating two portions inside a house.

to fall flat across on the ground; to lie across.

to prostrate stretching the body, to its full length, on the ground from reverence or fear.

to block the way; to obstruct the movement.

to construct a dam, barricade etc; to create an impediment.