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"She is always stepping on others to get ahead"verbtreat badly
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"the police took steps to reduce crime"nounany maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
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"it's only a step to the drugstore"nouna short distance
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"he taught them the waltz step"nouna sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
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"always a step behind" "keep in step with the fashions"nounrelative position in a graded series
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nouna mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
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"step off ten yards"verbmeasure (distances) by pacing
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"he heard footsteps on the porch"nounthe sound of a step of someone walkingtype of:
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"he paused on the bottom step"nounsupport consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
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"step on the brake"verbput down or press the foot, place the foot
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"he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"nounthe distance covered by a steptype of:
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nouna solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixedtype of:
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verbcause (a computer) to execute a single command
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"The architect wants to step the terrace"verbfurnish with steps
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"She stepped into a life of luxury" "he won't step into his father's footsteps"verbmove or proceed as if by steps into a new situationtype of:
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"step lively"verbmove with one's feet in a specific manner
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verbplace (a ship's mast) in its step
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"step back"verbshift or move by taking a step
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"he walked with unsteady steps"nounthe act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it downtype of:
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"step over to the blackboard"verbwalk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified mannertype of:
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