step

Sense 1 noun

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

the situation called for strong measures

Sense 2 verb

shift or move by taking a step

step back

Sense 3 noun

the distance covered by a step

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

Sense 4 verb

put down or press the foot, place the foot

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread

Sense 5 noun

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

he walked with unsteady steps

Sense 6 verb

cause (a computer) to execute a single command

Sense 7 noun

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

he paused on the bottom step

Sense 8 verb

treat badly

This boss abuses his workers

Sense 9 noun

relative position in a graded series

always a step behind

Sense 10 verb

furnish with steps

The architect wants to step the terrace

Sense 11 noun

a short distance

it's only a step to the drugstore

Sense 12 verb

move with one's feet in a specific manner

step lively

Sense 13 noun

the sound of a step of someone walking

he heard footsteps on the porch

Sense 14 verb

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

step over to the blackboard

Sense 15 noun

a musical interval of two semitones

Sense 16 verb

place (a ship's mast) in its step

Sense 17 noun

a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

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

Sense 18 verb

measure (distances) by pacing

step off ten yards

Sense 19 noun

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

Sense 20 verb

move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

She stepped into a life of luxury

Sense 21 noun

a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

he taught them the waltz step