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step

verb(step)

treat badly

Synonyms: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat,

Examples:

She is always stepping on others to get ahead.

step

noun(step)

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

Synonyms: measure,

Examples:

The police took steps to reduce crime.

step

noun(step)

a short distance

Synonyms: stone's throw,

Examples:

It's only a step to the drugstore.

step

noun(step)

a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

Synonyms: dance step,

Examples:

He taught them the waltz step.

step

noun(step)

relative position in a graded series

Synonyms: gradation,

Examples:

Always a step behind.
Keep in step with the fashions.

step

noun(step)

a musical interval of two semitones

Synonyms: tone, whole step, whole tone,

step

noun(step)

a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

Synonyms: footmark, footprint,

step

verb(step)

measure (distances) by pacing

Synonyms: pace,

Examples:

Step off ten yards.

step

noun(step)

the sound of a step of someone walking

Synonyms: footfall, footstep,

Examples:

He heard footsteps on the porch.

step

noun(step)

support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

Synonyms: stair,

Examples:

He paused on the bottom step.

step

verb(step)

put down or press the foot, place the foot

Synonyms: tread,

Examples:

Step on the brake.

step

noun(step)

the distance covered by a step

Synonyms: footstep, pace, stride,

Examples:

He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig.

step

noun(step)

a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

step

verb(step)

cause (a computer) to execute a single command

step

verb(step)

furnish with steps

Examples:

The architect wants to step the terrace.

step

verb(step)

move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

Examples:

She stepped into a life of luxury.
He won't step into his father's footsteps.

step

verb(step)

move with one's feet in a specific manner

Examples:

Step lively.

step

verb(step)

place (a ship's mast) in its step

step

verb(step)

shift or move by taking a step

Examples:

Step back.

step

noun(step)

the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

Examples:

He walked with unsteady steps.

step

verb(step)

walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

Examples:

Step over to the blackboard.

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