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step has definitions from the fields of dance,music
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[ noun ] any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

Synonyms

measure

Examples

"the situation called for strong measures" "the police took steps to reduce crime"

2
[ verb ] shift or move by taking a step

Examples

"step back"

3
[ noun ] the distance covered by a step

Synonyms

pace footstep stride

Examples

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

4
[ verb ] put down or press the foot, place the foot

Synonyms

tread

Examples

"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread" "step on the brake"

5
[ noun ] the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

Examples

"he walked with unsteady steps"

6
[ noun ] support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

Synonyms

stair

Examples

"he paused on the bottom step"

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[ noun ] relative position in a graded series

Synonyms

gradation

Examples

: "always a step behind" "subtle gradations in color" "keep in step with the fashions"

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[ verb ] place (a ship's mast) in its step
9
[ verb ] move with one's feet in a specific manner

Examples

"step lively"

10
[ noun ] a short distance

Synonyms

stone's_throw

Examples

"it's only a step to the drugstore"

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[ verb ] cause (a computer) to execute a single command
12
[ verb ] treat badly

Synonyms

abuse maltreat ill-use ill-treat mistreat

Examples

"This boss abuses his workers" "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

13
[ noun ] a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; a clue that someone was present

Synonyms

footprint footmark

Examples

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

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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
15
[ verb ] measure (distances) by pacing

Synonyms

pace

Examples

"step off ten yards"

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[ verb ] walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

Examples

"step over to the blackboard"

17
[ 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"

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[ verb ] furnish with steps

Examples

"The architect wants to step the terrace"

19
[ noun ] the sound of a step of someone walking

Synonyms

footstep footfall

Examples

"he heard footsteps on the porch"

20
[ noun ] (music) a musical interval of two semitones

Synonyms

whole_tone whole_step tone

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[ noun ] (dance) a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

Synonyms

dance_step

Examples

"he taught them the waltz step"

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