step

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step[1,noun] step[2,verb] goose-step goose step half step hop, step, and jump keep[1,verb] one-step route step side step

Main Entry: ¹step
Pronunciation: 'step
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæpe; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampfOn to stamp
1 : a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: as a : one of a series of structures consisting of a riser and a tread b : a ladder rung
2 a (1) : an advance or movement made by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere (2) : a combination of foot or foot and body movements constituting a unit or a repeated pattern <a dance step> (3) : manner of walking : STRIDE b : FOOTPRINT 1 c : the sound of a footstep <heard steps in the hall>
3 a : the space passed over in one step b : a short distance <just a step away from the bank> c : the height of one stair
4 plural : COURSE, WAY <directed his steps toward the river>
5 a : a degree, grade, or rank in a scale b : a stage in a process <was guided through every step of my career>
6 : a frame on a ship designed to receive an upright shaft; especially : a block supporting the heel of a mast
7 : an action, proceeding, or measure often occurring as one in a series <taking steps to improve the situation>
8 : a steplike offset or part usually occurring in a series
9 : an interval in a musical scale
10 : STEP AEROBICS
11 : a slight lead in or as if in a race <has a step on the competition>
- step·like /-"lIk/ adjective
- stepped /'stept/ adjective
- in step
1 : with each foot moving to the same time as the corresponding foot of others or in time to music
2 : in harmony or agreement
- out of step : not in step <out of step with the times>