step

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.

2. 2adjective

   To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance; as, to step to one of the neighbors.

3. 3adjective

   To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.

4. 4adjective

   Fig.: To move mentally; to go in imagination.

5. 5transitive verb

   To set, as the foot.

6. 6transitive verb

   To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.

7. 7intransitive verb

   An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace.

8. 8intransitive verb

   A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder.

9. 9intransitive verb

   The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps.

10. 10intransitive verb

    A small space or distance; as, it is but a step.

11. 11intransitive verb

    A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.

12. 12intransitive verb

    Gait; manner of walking; as, the approach of a man is often known by his step.

13. 13intransitive verb

    Proceeding; measure; action; an act.

14. 14intransitive verb

    Walk; passage.

15. 15intransitive verb

    A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.

16. 16intransitive verb

    In general, a framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.

17. 17intransitive verb

    One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.

18. 18intransitive verb

    A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.

19. 19intransitive verb

    The intervak between two contiguous degrees of the csale.

20. 20intransitive verb

    A change of position effected by a motion of translation.

21. 21

    A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent; as, a stepmother to X is the wife of the father of X, married by him after the death of the mother of X. See Stepchild, Stepdaughter, Stepson, etc.

22. 22noun

    any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

    "the situation called for strong measures"

    "the police took steps to reduce crime"

    Synonyms

    measure
23. 23noun

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

    "he walked with unsteady steps"

24. 24noun

    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

    "he taught them the waltz step"

25. 25noun

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

    "he paused on the bottom step"

    Synonyms

    stair
26. 26noun

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

27. 27noun

    a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

    "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"

    Synonyms

    footmarkfootprint
28. 28noun

    a musical interval of two semitones

    Synonyms

    tone
29. 29noun

    the sound of a step of someone walking

    "he heard footsteps on the porch"

    Synonyms

    footfallfootstep
30. 30noun

    the distance covered by a step

    "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

    Synonyms

    footsteppacestride
31. 31noun

    a short distance

    "it's only a step to the drugstore"

32. 32noun

    relative position in a graded series

    "always a step behind"

    "subtle gradations in color"

    Synonyms

    gradation
33. 33verb

    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"

34. 34verb

    measure (distances) by pacing

    "step off ten yards"

    Synonyms

    pace
35. 35verb

    place (a ship's mast) in its step

36. 36verb

    shift or move by taking a step

    "step back"

37. 37verb

    put down or press the foot, place the foot

    "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"

    "step on the brake"

    Synonyms

    tread
38. 38verb

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

    "step over to the blackboard"

39. 39verb

    move with one's feet in a specific manner

    "step lively"

40. 40verb

    furnish with steps

    "The architect wants to step the terrace"

41. 41verb

    treat badly

    "This boss abuses his workers"

    "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

    Synonyms

    abusemaltreatmistreat
42. 42verb

    cause (a computer) to execute a single command