English dictionary
step
nounPronunciation
stɛp
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
noun
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
noun
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
noun
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
noun
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
noun
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
noun
- a musical interval of two semitones
noun
- the sound of a step of someone walking
noun
- the distance covered by a step
noun
- a short distance
noun
- relative position in a graded series
verb
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
verb
- measure (distances) by pacing
verb
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
verb
- shift or move by taking a step
verb
- put down or press the foot, place the foot
verb
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
verb
- move with one's feet in a specific manner
verb
- furnish with steps
verb
- treat badly
verb
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
Example sentences
the situation called for strong measures
the police took steps to reduce crime
he walked with unsteady steps
he taught them the waltz step
he paused on the bottom step
the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
he heard footsteps on the porch
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
it's only a step to the drugstore
always a step behind
subtle gradations in color
keep in step with the fashions
She stepped into a life of luxury
he won't step into his father's footsteps
step off ten yards
step back
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
step on the brake
step over to the blackboard
step lively
The architect wants to step the terrace
This boss abuses his workers
She is always stepping on others to get ahead