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Step
stɛp
- an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running
"Ron took a step back"
- the distance covered by a step
"Richard came a couple of steps nearer"
- a person's particular way of walking
"she left the room with a springy step"
- each of the sequences of movement of the feet which make up a dance
- a short or easily walked distance
"the market is only a short step from the lake"
- a flat surface, especially one in a series, on which to place one's foot when moving from one level to another
"the bottom step of the staircase"
- a doorstep
"there was a pint of milk on the step"
- a rung of a ladder
- a stepladder
"the steps are in the outhouse"
- step aerobics
"a step class"
- a foothold cut in a slope of ice
- a measure or action, especially one of a series taken in order to deal with or achieve a particular thing
"developers must take steps to reassure local people that their voices will be heard"
- a stage in a gradual process
"sales are up, which is a step in the right direction"
- a particular position or grade on an ascending or hierarchical scale
"the first step on the managerial ladder"
- an interval in a scale; a tone (whole step) or semitone (half step)
- an abrupt change in the value of a quantity, especially voltage
- a block fixed to a boat's keel in order to take the base of a mast or other fitting
- lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position
"Claudia tried to step back"
- used as a polite or deferential way of asking someone to walk a short distance for a particular purpose
"please step this way"
- take a particular course of action
"he stepped out of retirement to answer an SOS call from his old club"
- set up (a mast) in its step