Step

verb

stɛp

Noun

relative position in a graded series
“always a step behind”
“keep in step with the fashions”
Similar:Gradation
Type of:Rank
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
“the police took steps to reduce crime”
Similar:Measure
Type of:ManoeuvreManeuver
a short distance
“it's only a step to the drugstore”
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
“he taught them the waltz step”
Type of:LocomotionTravel
the sound of a step of someone walking
“he heard footsteps on the porch”
Similar:Footfall Footstep
Type of:Sound
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
“he paused on the bottom step”
Similar:Stair
Type of:Support
the distance covered by a step
“he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig”
Similar:Footstep Pace Stride
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
“he walked with unsteady steps”
Type of:LocomotionTravel
a musical interval of two semitones
Similar:Tone
Type of:Interval
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
Similar:FootmarkFootprint
Type of:PrintMark
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
Type of:Block

treat badly
“She is always stepping on others to get ahead”
Similar:AbuseIll-treatIll-useMaltreatMistreat
Type of:HandleTreat
measure (distances) by pacing
“step off ten yards”
Similar:Pace
Type of:QuantifyMeasure
put down or press the foot, place the foot
“step on the brake”
Similar:Tread
Type of:LocomoteGoMove
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”
Type of:Move
shift or move by taking a step
“step back”
Type of:TravelLocomoteMove
furnish with steps
“The architect wants to step the terrace”
Type of:FurnishProvideRender
move with one's feet in a specific manner
“step lively”
Type of:TravelGoMove
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
“step over to the blackboard”
Type of:Walk
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
Type of:ExecuteRun
place (a ship's mast) in its step
Type of:PositionSetPut