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Definition of steps

noun:

• a flight of stairs or a flight of steps. Synonyms: stairs.
• the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps", "he retraced his steps", "his steps turned toward home".
• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures", "the police took steps to reduce crime". Synonyms: measure, step.
• the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig". Synonyms: footstep, pace, step, stride.
• the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps". Synonyms: step.
• support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step". Synonyms: stair, step.
• relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind", "subtle gradations in color", "keep in step with the fashions". Synonyms: gradation, step.
• a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore". Synonyms: step, stone's throw.
• the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch". Synonyms: footfall, footstep, step.
• a musical interval of two semitones. Synonyms: step, tone, whole step, whole tone.
• a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window". Synonyms: footmark, footprint, step.
• a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed. Synonyms: step.
• a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step". Synonyms: dance step, step.

verb:

• shift or move by taking a step; "step back". Synonyms: step.
• put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread", "step on the brake". Synonyms: step, tread.
• cause (a computer) to execute a single command. Synonyms: step.
• treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers", "She is always stepping on others to get ahead". Synonyms: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step.
• furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace". Synonyms: step.
• move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively". Synonyms: step.
• walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard". Synonyms: step.
• place (a ship's mast) in its step. Synonyms: step.
• measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards". Synonyms: pace, step.
• 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". Synonyms: step.

Related words

backpedal, chasse, corbiestep, countermeasure, cut, footstep, glissade, guard, ladder, moonwalk, pace, pas, precaution, safeguard, sashay, sidestep, stride, tramp, tread, trip.

Words nearby

step, stops.