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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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