STEP

Definition

1. verb shift or move by taking a step.
2. verb put down or press the foot, place the foot. — synonyms: tread
3. verb cause (a computer) to execute a single command.
4. verb treat badly. — synonyms: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat
5. verb furnish with steps.
6. verb move with one's feet in a specific manner.
7. verb walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner.
8. verb place (a ship's mast) in its step.
9. verb measure (distances) by pacing. — synonyms: pace
10. verb move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation.
11. noun any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal. — synonyms: measure
12. noun the distance covered by a step. — synonyms: footstep, pace, stride
13. noun the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down.
14. noun support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway. — synonyms: stair
15. noun relative position in a graded series. — synonyms: gradation
16. noun a short distance. — synonyms: stone's_throw
17. noun the sound of a step of someone walking. — synonyms: footfall, footstep
18. noun a musical interval of two semitones. — synonyms: tone, whole_tone, whole_step
19. noun a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface. — synonyms: footprint, footmark
20. noun a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed.
21. noun a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance. — synonyms: dance_step