1.any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;
the situation called for strong measures
2.the distance covered by a step;
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
3.the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down;
he walked with unsteady steps
4.support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway;
he paused on the bottom step
5.relative position in a graded series;
always a step behind
6.a short distance;
it's only a step to the drugstore
7.the sound of a step of someone walking;
he heard footsteps on the porch
8.a musical interval of two semitones
9.a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface;
the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
10. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
11. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance;
he taught them the waltz step
1.shift or move by taking a step;
step back
2.put down or press the foot, place the foot;
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
3.cause (a computer) to execute a single command
4.treat badly;
This boss abuses his workers
5.furnish with steps;
The architect wants to step the terrace
6.move with one's feet in a specific manner;
step lively
7.walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner;
step over to the blackboard
8.place (a ship's mast) in its step
9.measure (distances) by pacing;
step off ten yards
10. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation;
She stepped into a life of luxury