step

noun

1
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
the situation called for strong measures
the police took steps to reduce crime
2
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
he walked with unsteady steps
3
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
he taught them the waltz step
4
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
he paused on the bottom step
5
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
6
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
7
a musical interval of two semitones
8
the sound of a step of someone walking
he heard footsteps on the porch
9
the distance covered by a step
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
10
a short distance
it's only a step to the drugstore
11
relative position in a graded series
always a step behind
subtle gradations in color

1
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

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