Definition (noun) any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
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the situation called for strong measures
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the police took steps to reduce crime
Definition (noun) the distance covered by a step
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he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
Definition (noun) the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
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he walked with unsteady steps
Definition (noun) support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
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he paused on the bottom step
Definition (noun) relative position in a graded series
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always a step behind
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subtle gradations in color
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keep in step with the fashions
Definition (noun) a short distance
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it's only a step to the drugstore
Definition (noun) the sound of a step of someone walking
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he heard footsteps on the porch
Definition (noun) a musical interval of two semitones
Definition (noun) a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
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the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
Definition (noun) a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
Definition (noun) a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
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he taught them the waltz step
Definition (verb) shift or move by taking a step
Definition (verb) put down or press the foot, place the foot
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For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
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step on the brake
Definition (verb) cause (a computer) to execute a single command
Definition (verb) treat badly
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This boss abuses his workers
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She is always stepping on others to get ahead
Definition (verb) furnish with steps
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The architect wants to step the terrace
Definition (verb) move with one's feet in a specific manner
Definition (verb) walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
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step over to the blackboard
Definition (verb) place (a ship's mast) in its step
Definition (verb) measure (distances) by pacing
Definition (verb) move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
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She stepped into a life of luxury
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he won't step into his father's footsteps