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Meaning of step
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: step n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: {measure}, {step}] 2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace}, {step}, {stride}] 3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" 4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: {step}, {stair}] 5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: {gradation}, {step}] 6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: {step}, {stone's throw}] 7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: {footfall}, {footstep}, {step}] 8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {whole tone}, {step}, {whole step}] 9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: {footprint}, {footmark}, {step}] 10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed 11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {dance step}, {step}] v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back" 2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: {step}, {tread}] 3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command 4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {maltreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {step}, {ill-treat}] 5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace" 6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively" 7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard" 8: place (a ship's mast) in its step 9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: {pace}, {step}] 10: 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"
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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