step down

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

step down

verb

Definition of STEP DOWN

intransitive verb
transitive verb
1
: to lower (a voltage) by means of a transformer
2
: to decrease or reduce especially by one or more steps
step–down \ˈstep-ˌdan\ adjective

First Known Use of STEP DOWN

1890

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