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step
(st/E/p )

noun (n)

  • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal(noun.act)
    Example:
    The police took steps to reduce crime.
    Synonym:
    measure
    source: wordnet30
  • the distance covered by a step(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig.
    Synonym:
    footstep, pace, stride
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down(noun.act)
    Example:
    He walked with unsteady steps.
    source: wordnet30
  • support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He paused on the bottom step.
    Synonym:
    stair
    source: wordnet30
  • relative position in a graded series(noun.state)
    Example:
    Always a step behind.
    Keep in step with the fashions.
    Synonym:
    gradation
    source: wordnet30
  • a short distance(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    It's only a step to the drugstore.
    source: wordnet30
  • the sound of a step of someone walking(noun.event)
    Example:
    He heard footsteps on the porch.
    Synonym:
    footfall, footstep
    source: wordnet30
  • a musical interval of two semitones(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    tone, whole step, whole tone
    source: wordnet30
  • a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    footmark, footprint
    source: wordnet30
  • a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance(noun.act)
    Example:
    He taught them the waltz step.
    Synonym:
    dance step
    source: wordnet30
  • An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • At Eton College, England, a shallow step dividing the court into an inner and an outer portion.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • shift or move by taking a step(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Step back.
    source: wordnet30
  • put down or press the foot, place the foot(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Step on the brake.
    Synonym:
    tread
    source: wordnet30
  • cause (a computer) to execute a single command(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • treat badly(verb.social)
    Example:
    She is always stepping on others to get ahead.
    Synonym:
    abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat
    source: wordnet30
  • furnish with steps(verb.possession)
    Example:
    The architect wants to step the terrace.
    source: wordnet30
  • move with one's feet in a specific manner(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Step lively.
    source: wordnet30
  • walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Step over to the blackboard.
    source: wordnet30
  • place (a ship's mast) in its step(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • measure (distances) by pacing(verb.change)
    Example:
    Step off ten yards.
    Synonym:
    pace
    source: wordnet30
  • move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation(verb.change)
    Example:
    She stepped into a life of luxury.
    He won't step into his father's footsteps.
    source: wordnet30
  • To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To set, as the foot.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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