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step

/ step /

verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1

cause (a computer) to execute a single command

Type of:

run execute

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 2

place (a ship''s mast) in its step

Type of:

put set place

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 3

a short distance

"it''s only a step to the drugstore"

Type of:

small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount

Derived:

pace

verb Sense 4

shift or move by taking a step

"step back"

Type of:

travel go move

Kinds of:

backpedal

Derived:

footfall footstep pace stride

See also:

step out

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 5

put down or press the foot, place the foot

"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"

"step on the brake"

Type of:

travel go move

Kinds of:

step on tread on

Derived:

pace stride tread footprint footmark

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 6

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

"step over to the blackboard"

Type of:

walk

Derived:

footstep pace stride

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 7

move with one''s feet in a specific manner

"step lively"

Type of:

travel go move

Derived:

footfall footstep

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody with something

noun Sense 8

a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship''s mast or capstan is fixed

Type of:

block

noun Sense 9

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

"he paused on the bottom step"

Type of:

support

Kinds of:

corbel step corbie-step corbiestep crow step

Has parts:

stairway staircase stairs

verb Sense 10

furnish with steps

"The architect wants to step the terrace"

Type of:

supply provide render

Derived:

stair

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

architecture

noun Sense 11

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

"he walked with unsteady steps"

Type of:

locomotion travel

Kinds of:

pace stride tread pas trip

Derived:

pace tread

verb Sense 12

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"

Type of:

move

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 13

measure (distances) by pacing

"step off ten yards"

Type of:

quantify measure

Derived:

stone's throw footstep pace stride yard

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 14

relative position in a graded series

"always a step behind"

"subtle gradations in color"

"keep in step with the fashions"

Type of:

rank

Kinds of:

cut

Derived:

gradate rate rank range order

noun Sense 15

a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

"he taught them the waltz step"

Type of:

locomotion travel

Kinds of:

moonwalk chasse sashay glissade

Has parts:

step dancing hoofing

noun Sense 16

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

"the situation called for strong measures"

"the police took steps to reduce crime"

Type of:

maneuver manoeuvre tactical maneuver

Kinds of:

countermeasure shark repellent porcupine provision precaution safeguard

noun Sense 17

the distance covered by a step

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

Type of:

indefinite quantity

Derived:

stride pace tread

noun Sense 18

the sound of a step of someone walking

"he heard footsteps on the porch"

Type of:

sound

Kinds of:

tramp

noun Sense 19

a musical interval of two semitones

Type of:

interval musical interval

noun Sense 20

a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

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

Type of:

mark print

Kinds of:

footprint evidence

Derived:

tread

verb Sense 21

treat badly

"This boss abuses his workers"

"She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

Type of:

treat handle do by

Kinds of:

kick around

Derived:

maltreatment ill-treatment ill-usage abuse abuser

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Semantic Complexity

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Total Relationships

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Related Words

run execute put set place small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount travel go move backpedal step on