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Quick definitions from WordNet (step)
▸ noun: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down ("He walked with unsteady steps")
▸ noun: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway ("He paused on the bottom step")
▸ noun: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
▸ noun: a short distance ("It's only a step to the drugstore")
▸ noun: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal ("The police took steps to reduce crime")
▸ noun: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance ("He taught them the waltz step")
▸ noun: relative position in a graded series ("Always a step behind")
▸ noun: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
▸ noun: a musical interval of two semitones
▸ noun: the sound of a step of someone walking ("He heard footsteps on the porch")
▸ noun: the distance covered by a step ("He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")
▸ verb: put down or press the foot, place the foot ("Step on the brake")
▸ verb: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner ("Step over to the blackboard")
▸ verb: move with one's feet in a specific manner ("Step lively")
▸ verb: furnish with steps ("The architect wants to step the terrace")
▸ verb: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
▸ verb: place (a ship's mast) in its step
▸ verb: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation ("She stepped into a life of luxury")
▸ verb: shift or move by taking a step ("Step back")
▸ verb: measure (distances) by pacing ("Step off ten yards")
▸ verb: treat badly ("She is always stepping on others to get ahead")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #77680)
▸ Also see steps
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to step
▸ Usage examples for step
▸ Idioms related to step (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing step
▸ Words that often appear near step
▸ Rhymes of step
▸ Invented words related to step
▸ noun: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down ("He walked with unsteady steps")
▸ noun: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway ("He paused on the bottom step")
▸ noun: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
▸ noun: a short distance ("It's only a step to the drugstore")
▸ noun: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal ("The police took steps to reduce crime")
▸ noun: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance ("He taught them the waltz step")
▸ noun: relative position in a graded series ("Always a step behind")
▸ noun: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
▸ noun: a musical interval of two semitones
▸ noun: the sound of a step of someone walking ("He heard footsteps on the porch")
▸ noun: the distance covered by a step ("He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")
▸ verb: put down or press the foot, place the foot ("Step on the brake")
▸ verb: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner ("Step over to the blackboard")
▸ verb: move with one's feet in a specific manner ("Step lively")
▸ verb: furnish with steps ("The architect wants to step the terrace")
▸ verb: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
▸ verb: place (a ship's mast) in its step
▸ verb: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation ("She stepped into a life of luxury")
▸ verb: shift or move by taking a step ("Step back")
▸ verb: measure (distances) by pacing ("Step off ten yards")
▸ verb: treat badly ("She is always stepping on others to get ahead")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #77680)
▸ Also see steps
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to step
▸ Usage examples for step
▸ Idioms related to step (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing step
▸ Words that often appear near step
▸ Rhymes of step
▸ Invented words related to step