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Sounds | steh'p |
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Rhymes | doorstep, footstep, hep, and 12 more rhymes in ehp at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal. |
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Examples | "the police took steps to reduce crime" |
Synonyms | measure |
Narrower | countermeasure; shark repellent, porcupine provision; precaution, safeguard, guard |
Broader | maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre |
Meaning | The distance covered by a step. |
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Examples | "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" |
Synonyms | footstep, pace, stride |
Broader | indefinite quantity |
Verbs | step; step; step; step |
Meaning | The act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down. |
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Examples | "he walked with unsteady steps" |
Narrower | pace, stride, tread; pas; trip; sidestep; footstep |
Broader | locomotion, travel |
Verbs | step; step; step; step; step |
Meaning | Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway. |
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Examples | "he paused on the bottom step" |
Synonyms | stair |
Part of | stairway, staircase, stairs, steps |
Parts | riser; tread |
Narrower | corbel step, corbie-step, corbiestep, crow step |
Broader | support |
Verbs | step |
Meaning | Relative position in a graded series. |
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Examples | "always a step behind"; "keep in step with the fashions" |
Synonyms | gradation |
Narrower | cut |
Broader | rank |
Meaning | A short distance. |
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Examples | "it's only a step to the drugstore" |
Synonyms | stone's throw |
Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount |
Verbs | step |
Meaning | The sound of a step of someone walking. |
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Examples | "he heard footsteps on the porch" |
Synonyms | footfall, footstep |
Narrower | tramp |
Broader | sound |
Verbs | step; step |
Meaning | A musical interval of two semitones. |
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Synonyms | tone, whole tone, whole step |
Broader | interval, musical interval |
Meaning | A mark of a foot or shoe on a surface. |
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Synonyms | footprint, footmark |
Narrower | footprint evidence |
Broader | mark, print |
Verbs | step |
Meaning | A solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed. |
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Broader | block |
Verbs | step |
Meaning | A sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance. |
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Examples | "he taught them the waltz step" |
Synonyms | dance step |
Part of | step dancing, hoofing |
Narrower | moonwalk; chasse, sashay; glissade |
Broader | locomotion, travel |
Meaning | Shift or move by taking a step. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "step back" |
Entailed by | dance; walk |
Narrower | backpedal |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
See also | step out |
Nouns | step; step; step |
Meaning | Put down or press the foot, place the foot. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "step on the brake" |
Synonyms | tread |
Narrower | step on, tread on |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Nouns | step; step; step |
Meaning | Cause (a computer) to execute a single command. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | run, execute |
Meaning | Treat badly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" |
Synonyms | mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat |
Narrower | kick around |
Broader | treat, handle, do by |
Meaning | Furnish with steps. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "The architect wants to step the terrace" |
Category | architecture |
Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
Nouns | step |
Meaning | Move with one's feet in a specific manner. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s Adjective |
Examples | "step lively" |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
Nouns | step; step |
Meaning | Walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "step over to the blackboard" |
Broader | walk |
Nouns | step; step |
Meaning | Place (a ship's mast) in its step. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
Nouns | step |
Meaning | Measure (distances) by pacing. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "step off ten yards" |
Synonyms | pace |
Broader | quantify, measure |
Nouns | step; step; step |
Meaning | Move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" |
Broader | move |