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Step

stɛp

Step definitions
verb
steps stepping stepped step
  1. 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"

    walk move tread pace stride tread stamp trample tramp
    • 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"

  2. set up (a mast) in its step
noun
step steps
  1. an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running

    "Ron took a step back"

    pace footstep stride footstep footfall tread tramp
    • 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"

  2. 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"

    stair tread tread board
    • 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
  3. 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"

    course of action measure move act action procedure proceeding initiative take action take measures act take the initiative move
    • 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"

  4. an interval in a scale; a tone (whole step) or semitone (half step)
  5. an abrupt change in the value of a quantity, especially voltage
  6. a block fixed to a boat's keel in order to take the base of a mast or other fitting