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step
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[ noun ] any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
Synonyms Examples "the situation called for strong measures" "the police took steps to reduce crime" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)It urged that the city `` take steps to remedy '' this problem . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)Modern man , as Dietrich_Bonhoeffer has told us , has `` come_of_age '' ; and though this process by_no_means represents an unambiguous gain and is , in_fact , marked by the estrangement from the depths that seems to be the cost of human maturation , it is still a positive step forward ; and those of us who so richly benefit from it should be the last to despise it . In_any_event , it is an irreversible step , and if we are at_all honest with ourselves , we will know we have no other alternative than to live in the world in which God has seen_fit to place us . In affirming this we have already taken the decisive step in breaking the deadlock into which Bultmann 's attempt to formulate such a theology has led . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)By 800 social and cultural security had been achieved , at_least on a simple plane ; it was time to take bigger steps , to venture on experiments . Related terms |
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[ verb ] shift or move by taking a step
Examples "step back" Used in print (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Wo n't you step into the living_room , where it 's cozier '' ? (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)Angelina stepped back , her eyes roaming the tray for omissions . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)She brought the quirt down , slashing it across his cheek , and he tried to step back . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the distance covered by a step
Examples "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He ate what he felt_like , slept as much or as little as he pleased , and moved about the draughty rooms of the house , when he was not in bed , with slow dubious steps , like an elderly tourist in a cathedral . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)No , they must look_the_other_way and climb one more painful step up the ladder . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Quickening his steps , John entered the vast church and climbed the tower steps to the bells . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)The infant , in white terry-cloth bathrobe , her face intense and purposeful , had essayed a_few wobbly steps toward her father . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Through the open window they heard sounds below in the street : cartwheels , a tired horse 's plodding step , voices . Related terms |
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[ verb ] put down or press the foot, place the foot
Synonyms Examples "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread" "step on the brake" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)By Nov. 8 , 1958 , weakness , specifically involving the pelvic and thigh musculature , was pronounced , and a common complaint was `` difficulty in stepping up on to curbs '' . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)`` You do n't step on the flowers , do you ? |
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[ noun ] the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
Examples "he walked with unsteady steps" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)His steps were short and stiff , and , with his head thrown_back , his progress was a supercilious strut . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)They advanced in a line across the entrance_hall to the stairway and up , with gingerly steps , towards the first landing . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)An old gentlemen next to me held a Boy_Scout bugle to his lips and blasted away at every fourth step and during the interim shouted_out , `` V for Victory '' ! |
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[ noun ] support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
Synonyms Examples "he paused on the bottom step" Used in print (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)The Old_Man 's son threw himself down , belly first , upon a concrete step , taking_in the coolness of it , and dreaming of the day he would be rich . Related terms |
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[ noun ] relative position in a graded series
Synonyms Examples : "always a step behind" "subtle gradations in color" "keep in step with the fashions" Used in print (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)In matters of exact information , that kept her one step behind developments ; and so they were consistently true to their principles . |
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[ verb ] place (a ship's mast) in its step
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[ noun ] a short distance
Synonyms Examples "it's only a step to the drugstore" Related terms |
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[ verb ] cause (a computer) to execute a single command
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[ verb ] treat badly
Examples "This boss abuses his workers" "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; a clue that someone was present
Examples "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
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[ verb ] walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
Examples "step over to the blackboard" Related terms |
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[ verb ] 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" Related terms |
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[ verb ] furnish with steps
Examples "The architect wants to step the terrace" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (music) a musical interval of two semitones
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[ noun ] (dance) a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
Synonyms Examples "he taught them the waltz step" Related terms |
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