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Step

/stɛp/ · noun

Meaning

An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace..

Definitions by Sense

  1. An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
  2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
  3. The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
  4. (glassblowing) The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
  5. A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
  6. A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
  7. The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
  8. A small space or distance.

Example Sentences

Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
The breadth of every single step or stair should be never less than one foot.
One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.
Through the open front door ran Jessamy, down the steps to where Kitto was sitting at the bottom with the pram beside him.
He improved step by step, or by steps.
The first step is to find a job.
The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.
One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less.

Synonyms for step

stridepacetreadtonemeasurefootfallgradationstairfootstepfootprintfootmarkwhole stepwhole tonedance step

Antonyms for step

step off

Related Words

pacestridetreadfootfallfootstepfootprintfootmarkstairgradationmeasuredance steptonewhole tonewhole stepwalkgaitwalkinghopleapjump

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does step mean?

Step means An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace..

What is a synonym for step?

Common synonyms include stride, pace, tread, tone.

What is the opposite of step?

Possible antonyms include step off.

How do you use step in a sentence?

Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.

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