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step
/stɛp/
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Definitions of step
  1. verb
    treat badly
    "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

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    abuse ill-treat ill-use maltreat mistreat
    type of:
    handle treat do by
  2. noun
    any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
    "the police took steps to reduce crime"

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    measure
  3. noun
    a short distance
    "it's only a step to the drugstore"

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    stone's throw
  4. noun
    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
    "he taught them the waltz step"

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    dance step
  5. noun
    relative position in a graded series
    "always a step behind" "keep in step with the fashions"

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    gradation
    type of:
    rank
  6. noun
    a musical interval of two semitones

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    tone whole step whole tone
  7. noun
    a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

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    footmark footprint
    type of:
    print mark
  8. verb
    measure (distances) by pacing
    "step off ten yards"

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    pace
    type of:
    quantify measure
  9. noun
    the sound of a step of someone walking
    "he heard footsteps on the porch"

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    footfall footstep
    type of:
    sound
  10. noun
    support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
    "he paused on the bottom step"

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    stair
    type of:
    support
    part of:
    staircase stairway
  11. verb
    put down or press the foot, place the foot
    "step on the brake"

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    tread
    type of:
    locomote go move travel
  12. noun
    the distance covered by a step
    "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

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    footstep pace stride
  13. noun
    a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
    type of:
    block
  14. verb
    cause (a computer) to execute a single command
    type of:
    execute run
  15. verb
    furnish with steps
    "The architect wants to step the terrace"
  16. verb
    move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
    "She stepped into a life of luxury" "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
    type of:
    move
  17. verb
    move with one's feet in a specific manner
    "step lively"
    type of:
    travel go move locomote
  18. verb
    place (a ship's mast) in its step
  19. verb
    shift or move by taking a step
    "step back"
    type of:
    travel locomote move go
  20. noun
    the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
    "he walked with unsteady steps"
    type of:
    locomotion travel
  21. verb
    walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
    "step over to the blackboard"
    type of:
    walk
Examples of step
  • "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
  • "the police took steps to reduce crime"
  • "it's only a step to the drugstore"
  • "he taught them the waltz step"
  • "always a step behind"
  • "keep in step with the fashions"
  • "step off ten yards"
  • "he heard footsteps on the porch"
  • "he paused on the bottom step"
  • "step on the brake"
  • "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
  • "The architect wants to step the terrace"
  • "She stepped into a life of luxury"
  • "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
  • "step lively"
  • "step back"
  • "he walked with unsteady steps"
  • "step over to the blackboard"
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