Step — synonyms, definition

1. step (Noun)

accomplishment achievement act category class classification dance step degree echelon exploit feat foot footfall footmark footprint footstep gait gradation grade hoof • • •

step (Noun) — Any manoeuvre made as part of progress toward a goal. ex. "the police took steps to reduce crime"

step (Noun) — The distance covered by a step. ex. "he stepped off ten steps from the old tree and began to dig"

step (Noun) — The act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down. ex. "he walked with unsteady steps"

step (Noun) — Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway. ex. "he paused on the bottom step"

step (Noun) — Relative position in a graded series. ex. "always a step behind" ex. "keep in step with the fashions"

step (Noun) — A short distance. ex. "it's only a step to the pharmacy"

step (Noun) — The sound of a step of someone walking. ex. "he heard steps on the porch"

step (Noun) — A musical interval of two semitones.

step (Noun) — A mark of a foot or shoe on a surface.

step (Noun) — A solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed.

step (Noun) — A sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance. ex. "he taught them the waltz step"

block indefinite quantity interval locomotion maneuver manoeuvre mark musical interval print rank small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity sound support tactical maneuver tactical manoeuvre travel chasse corbel step corbie-step corbiestep countermeasure crow step cut footprint evidence footstep glissade guard moonwalk pace pas porcupine provision precaution safeguard sashay shark repellent sidestep • • • riser tread hoofing staircase stairway step dancing

2. step (Verb)

abuse advance dance foot go go on hike hoof ill-treat ill-use jig maltreat march military walk mistreat move pace parade prance proceed • • •

step (Verb) — Shift or move by taking a step. ex. "step back"

step (Verb) — Put down or press the foot, place the foot. ex. "step on the brake"

step (Verb) — Cause (a computer) to execute a single command.

step (Verb) — Treat badly. ex. "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

step (Verb) — (architecture) furnish with steps. ex. "The architect wants to step the terrace"

step (Verb) — Move with one's feet in a specific manner. ex. "step lively"

step (Verb) — Walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner. ex. "step over to the blackboard"

step (Verb) — Place (a ship's mast) in its step.

step (Verb) — Measure (distances) by pacing. ex. "step off ten yards"

step (Verb) — Move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation. ex. "She stepped into a life of luxury" ex. "he won't step into his father's footsteps"

do by execute furnish go handle lay locomote measure move place pose position provide put quantify quantitate render run set supply • • • backpedal kick around step on tread on step out