step
step
- n any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
the police took steps to reduce crime - n the distance covered by a step
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig - n the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
he walked with unsteady steps - n support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
he paused on the bottom step - n relative position in a graded series
always a step behind
keep in step with the fashions - n a short distance
it's only a step to the drugstore - n the sound of a step of someone walking
he heard footsteps on the porch - n a musical interval of two semitones
- n a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- n a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
- n a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
he taught them the waltz step - v shift or move by taking a step
step back - v put down or press the foot, place the foot
step on the brake - v cause (a computer) to execute a single command
- v treat badly
She is always stepping on others to get ahead - v furnish with steps
The architect wants to step the terrace - v move with one's feet in a specific manner
step lively - v walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
step over to the blackboard - v place (a ship's mast) in its step
- v measure (distances) by pacing
step off ten yards - v 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
- A PTI cover story on the first steps of man.
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