stepped

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    n.

  • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; measure

    the situation called for strong measures

    the police took steps to reduce crime

  • the distance covered by a step; footstep, pace, stride

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

  • the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

    he walked with unsteady steps

  • support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; stair

    he paused on the bottom step

  • relative position in a graded series; gradation

    always a step behind

    subtle gradations in color

    keep in step with the fashions

  • a short distance; stone's throw

    it's only a step to the drugstore

  • the sound of a step of someone walking; footfall, footstep

    he heard footsteps on the porch

  • a musical interval of two semitones; tone, whole tone, whole step
  • a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; footprint, footmark

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

  • a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
  • a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; dance step

    he taught them the waltz step

    v.

  • shift or move by taking a step

    step back

  • put down or press the foot, place the foot; tread

    For fools rush in where angels fear to tread

    step on the brake

  • cause (a computer) to execute a single command
  • treat badly; mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat

    This boss abuses his workers

    She is always stepping on others to get ahead

  • furnish with steps

    The architect wants to step the terrace

  • move with one's feet in a specific manner

    step lively

  • walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

    step over to the blackboard

  • place (a ship's mast) in its step
  • measure (distances) by pacing; pace

    step off ten yards

  • move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

    She stepped into a life of luxury

    he won't step into his father's footsteps

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

steps|stepped|stepping
syn.: pace tread walk