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Step

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Definitions for Step

noun
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
Synonyms
measure
Examples
  1. the situation called for strong measures
  2. the police took steps to reduce crime
noun
the distance covered by a step
Synonyms
footstep pace stride
Examples
  1. he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
noun
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
Examples
  1. he walked with unsteady steps
noun
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
Synonyms
stair
Examples
  1. he paused on the bottom step
noun
relative position in a graded series
Synonyms
gradation
Examples
  1. always a step behind
  2. subtle gradations in color
  3. keep in step with the fashions
noun
a short distance
Synonyms
stone's throw
Examples
  1. it's only a step to the drugstore
noun
the sound of a step of someone walking
Synonyms
footfall footstep
Examples
  1. he heard footsteps on the porch
noun
a musical interval of two semitones
Synonyms
tone whole tone whole step
noun
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
Synonyms
footprint footmark
Examples
  1. the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
noun
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
noun
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
Synonyms
dance step
Examples
  1. he taught them the waltz step
verb
shift or move by taking a step
Examples
  1. step back
verb
put down or press the foot, place the foot
Synonyms
tread
Examples
  1. For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
  2. step on the brake
verb
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
verb
treat badly
Synonyms
mistreat maltreat abuse ill-use ill-treat
Examples
  1. This boss abuses his workers
  2. She is always stepping on others to get ahead
verb
furnish with steps
Examples
  1. The architect wants to step the terrace
verb
move with one's feet in a specific manner
Examples
  1. step lively
verb
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
Examples
  1. step over to the blackboard
verb
place (a ship's mast) in its step
verb
measure (distances) by pacing
Synonyms
pace
Examples
  1. step off ten yards
verb
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
Examples
  1. She stepped into a life of luxury
  2. he won't step into his father's footsteps

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