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Noun step has 11 senses
- measure, step - any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
--1 is a kind of maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
--1 has particulars:
- footstep, pace, step, stride - the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
--2 is a kind of indefinite quantity
- step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
--3 is a kind of locomotion, travel
--3 has particulars:
- step, stair - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
--4 is a kind of support
--4 is a part of stairway, staircase, stairs, steps
--4 has parts: riser; tread
--4 has particulars: corbel step, corbie-step, corbiestep, crow step
- gradation, step - relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
--5 is a kind of rank
--5 has particulars: cut
- step, stone's throw - a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
--6 is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
- footfall, footstep, step - the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
--7 is a kind of sound
--7 has particulars: tramp
- tone, whole tone, step, whole step - a musical interval of two semitones
--8 is a kind of interval, musical interval
- footprint, footmark, step - a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
--9 is a kind of mark, print
--9 has particulars: footprint evidence
- step - a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
--10 is a kind of block
- dance step, step - a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
--11 is a kind of locomotion, travel
--11 is a part of step dancing, hoofing
--11 has particulars: moonwalk; chasse, sashay; glissade
Verb step has 10 senses
- step - shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
--1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- step, tread - put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
--2 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- step - cause (a computer) to execute a single command
--3 is one way to run, execute
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
--4 is one way to treat, handle, do by
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
=> Somebody ----s something PP
- step - furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
--5 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentence:
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- step - move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
--6 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s Adjective
- step - walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
--7 is one way to walk
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- step - place (a ship's mast) in its step
--8 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:
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- pace, step - measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
--9 is one way to quantify, measure
Sample sentence:
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- 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"
--10 is one way to move
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