Definition of step in English English dictionary
- A small space or distance
It is but a step.
- An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace
- A walk; passage
Conduct my steps to find the fatal tree. - John Dryden.
- A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus
The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.
- : A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position
- To set, as the foot
- To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely
Home the swain retreats, His flock before him stepping to the fold. - James Thomson.
- A gait; manner of walking
The approach of a man is often known by his step.
- Proceeding; measure; action; act
I have lately taken steps . . . to relieve the old gentleman's distresses. - G. W. Cable.
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress
To derive two or three general principles of motion from phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the properties and actions of all corporeal things follow from those manifest principles, would be a very great step in philosophy. - Isaac Newton.
- A change of position effected by a motion of translation. - William Kingdon Clifford
- To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession
- A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast
- To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance
to step to one of the neighbors.
- A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves
- One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs
- A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track
- A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder
The breadth of every single step or stair should be never less than one foot. - Sir Henry Wotton.
- The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale
Usage note: The word tone is often used as the name of this interval; but there is evident incongruity in using tone for indicating the interval between tones. As the word scale is derived from the Italian scala, a ladder, the intervals may well be called steps.
- To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect
- To move mentally; to go in imagination
They are stepping almost three thousand years back into the remotest antiquity. - Alexander Pope.
- {n} a footstep, pace, gait, round of a ladder
- {v} to move the feet, walk, advance, fix the foot of a mast in the keel
- running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus - the driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents
- In Vutrax, the coordinate distance travelled for each press of an arrow key, or the 'snap' of the Cursor when the mouse is moved
- At Eton College, England, a shallow step dividing the court into an inner and an outer portion
- measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
- The intervak between two contiguous degrees of the csale
- See Stepchild, Stepdaughter, Stepson, etc
- move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
- A small space or distance; as, it is but a step
- Service Test and Evaluation Program
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" 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" place (a ship's mast) in its step shift or move by taking a step; "step back" put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard" move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively" furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace" cause (a computer) to execute a single command
- to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent; as, a stepmother to X is the wife of the father of X, married by him after the death of the mother of X
- a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
- pref. related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood
- furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
- In most game systems, each game turn is made up of several parts, sometimes known as Steps (or, more commonly, phases) All actions in one Step must be completed before the next one can begin, and the Steps must be played strictly in the order listed For instance, a very simple game-turn might be divided into these Steps: Move, Fire, and Morale A Step might be divided into sub-parts as well
- The nearly horizontal section which more or less divides the BEACH from the SHOREFACE See Figure 3
- A step in a process is one of a series of stages. The next step is to put the theory into practice = stage
- One of the six groups of tasks that make up a release life cycle In the project plan, a Step may be further defined as Sub-Steps, Activity Groups, Activities, Sub-Activities, and Tasks See Release Life Cycle
- Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
- Line which tells an editor or viewer to insert a step in the model file This usually causes a pause in rendering, rendering continues after user input of some sort (pressing Enter, mouse click, etc) Denoted by a Comment line with STEP in it (0 STEP)
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
- Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps
- Someone's step is the way they walk. He quickened his step
- Proceeding; measure; action; an act
- The angular rotation produced by the rotor each time the motor receives a pulse For linear actuators a step translates to a specific linear distance
- With weight on LF and knees slightly flexed commence to move RF forward on the ball of the foot with pressure through the ball of the LF, slightly straightening both knees (Count 'a') and slightly flexing both knees as weight is taken on to RF with foot flat (Count 'S') Commence to close LF to RF on ball of foot slightly straightening both knees (Count 'a') and slightly flexing both knees as LF closes to RF with pressure but without weight, foot flat (Count 'S')
- Secure Trade - Expedited Processing The STEP Lane is a pilot program from Juarez to El Paso that provides expedited processing of secure shipments
- To change the time of a clock to the correct time with no intermediate adjustments Compare with ``slew''
- A step is a raised flat surface in front of a door. A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house see also doorstep
- If you step on something or step in a particular direction, you put your foot on the thing or move your foot in that direction. This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train
- The transfer of weight from one foot to the other Both feet are on the floor during the transfer This is a very general term for any movement using the feet
- Standard for The Exchange of Product data (an international standard which is currently being discussed and which will be an outgrowth of VDA-FS (a German standard being developed by the automotive industry), SET, and PDES
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
- A step is one of a series of actions that you take in order to achieve something. He greeted the agreement as the first step towards peace She is not content with her present lot and wishes to take steps to improve it
- If you tell someone to step on it, you are telling them to go faster or hurry up. We've only got thirty-five minutes so step on it. = get a move on
- The step of the pay grade to which employees in the FNA and PBA bargaining units are assigned Step also is used with House Staff/Medical Residents to indicate which ones have "chief" rank Step is located on Job Panel 3
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
- If you take a step, you lift your foot and put it down in a different place, for example when you are walking. I took a step towards him She walked on a few steps He heard steps in the corridor
- Walk; passage
- If you do something step by step, you do it by progressing gradually from one stage to the next. I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step Follow our simple step-by-step instructions
- A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position
- an operation done as a part of two or more operations necessary to solve a problem -- " sometimes two steps are required to solve a word problem " (112)
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
- A change of position effected by a motion of translation
- shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
- step aerobics
- a form of aerobics involving repeated stepping up onto, and down from a block or platform
- step aside
- to move out of one's way
- step aside
- to make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service
- step aside
- to walk to a little distance; retire for the occasion
- step aside
- to deviate from the right or proper path
To step aside is human.
- step back
- To prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation
As a therapist sometimes you have to step back from your client's lives.
- step back
- To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation
Perhaps we should step back for a second and think about solving this problem a different way.
- step back
- to depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time
- step by step
- gradually and steadily
We were shown the process step by step.
- step by step
- from one stage to the next in sequence
- step change
- A sudden, discontinuous change
The report, stark and uncompromising, marks a step change in Europe's own role in pushing for international action to combat climate change, as it will be used in a bid to commit the EU to ambitious new targets for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.
- step changes
- plural form of step change
- step chart
- A sequence of steps in a dancing video game
- step chart
- A chart similar to a line graph, but with the line forming a series of steps between data points
- step dance
- To perform a step dance
place, where we boxed, played skittles, step-danced — a place in which I could say to all these dear street-corner, out-of-work people, Come in and spend.
- step dance
- A dance emphasizing the dancer's steps
Orth'ris began rowlin' his eyes an' crackin' his fingers an' dancin' a step-dance for to impress the Headman.
- step down
- To gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer
- step down
- To resign from office
Pressure has been mounting on Tony Blair to step down as Prime Minister.
- step flashing
- Individual pieces of sheet metal material used to flash walls, around chimneys, dormers and such projections along the slope of a roof. Individual pieces are overlapped and stepped up the vertical wall
- step foot
- Alternative form of set foot
- step function
- A function from the real line to a finite subset of the real line
- step in
- To act as a replacement or substitute
- step in
- To get involved; to act
- step in front of a moving train
- to sacrifice one's own life for a noble and loyal cause
- step ladder
- A ladder that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle
- step on a duck
- To fart
after a fart Whoa! Did somebody step on a duck?.
- step on a rake
- To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face
- step on a rake
- To fall victim to a hazard
- step on it
- To act quickly
They'll have to step on it to finish the paper tonight.
- step on it
- To drive fast; to step on the accelerator
If I step on it, I can still arrive on time.
- step out
- To exit a place on foot, often for a short time
She opened the car door and stepped out of the car.
- step out
- To date, to be in a romantic relationship
They've been stepping out since he told her he was interested in a family.
- step over
- To relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step aside
- step over
- A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in
- step over
- To carefully move making sure you don't step onto someone or something
- step overs
- plural form of step over
- step stool
- A stool that has one or more steps that fold away underneath the seat when not in use
- step stools
- plural form of step stool
- step up
- To assume responsibility; to volunteer or offer
Won't anyone step up to the challenge?.
- step up
- To increase speed or rate
They will need to step up production if they are going to compete.
- step up to the plate
- To initiate action; to assume a responsibility
Surround yourself with good people who can reliably step up to the plate and solve problems when they occur.
- step-
- A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent
- step-aunt
- The sister of someone's stepmother or stepfather
- step-aunt
- The stepsister of someone's mother or father
- step-by-step
- In detail, describing each step precisely and in order
The step-by-step directions walked me through asembly, but identifying the parts was still hard.
- step-cousin
- The stepson or stepdaughter of someone's uncle or aunt
- step-cousin
- The son or daughter of someone's step-uncle or step-aunt
- step-dance
- Alternative form of step dance
- step-down
- That decreases in stages
- step-down
- That reduces a voltage
- step-in
- An item of clothing which one steps into to put on; specifically, women's panties
Doc got that step-in in Memphis,’ the third said. ‘Off a damn whore.’.
- step-nephew
- The son of someone's stepbrother or stepsister
- step-nephew
- The stepson of someone's brother or sister
- step-niece
- The stepdaughter of someone's brother or sister
- step-niece
- The daughter of someone's stepbrother or stepsister
- step-through
- An open space in an otherwise solid object through which a person can step or walk
A motor-scooter has a step-through frame.
- step-uncle
- The stepbrother of someone's mother or father
- step-uncle
- The brother of someone's stepmother or stepfather
- step-up
- That increases in stages
- step-up
- That increases a voltage
- step back in time
- (deyim) Go back into the past
- step function
- In mathematics, a function on the real numbers is called a step function (or staircase function) if it can be written as a finite linear combination of indicator functions of intervals. Informally speaking, a step function is a piecewise constant function having only finitely many pieces
- step off
- "Step off", or the act of "stepping off" is an English language expression used to express dissatisfaction with the presence of another individual and a request for said individual to leave one's presence
- step on someone's toes
- (deyim) to upset someone
- step on someone's toes
- (deyim) to upset someone, especially by getting involved in something that is their responsibility
- step on someone's toes
- (deyim) Offend (a person); encroach on the territory or sphere of responsibility of (another)
The new employee stepped on a lot of toes when he suggested reorganizing the office.
- step by step
- day by day, bit by bit, piece by piece, gradually
- step by step
- proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise"
- step by step
- in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"
- step-by-step
- one thing at a time
- step-by-step
- see step. a step-by-step plan, method etc explains or does something carefully and in a particular order step-by-step guide/approach/instructions etc
- stepped
- Simple past tense and past participle of step
- stepping
- Present participle of step
- A step
- greeze
- A step
- gree
- Steps
- {i} British pop band
- step aside
- see step down
- step aside
- move to the side, move out of the way
- step back
- If you step back and think about a situation, you think about it as if you were not involved in it. I stepped back and analysed the situation It was necessary to step back from the project and look at it as a whole. = stand back
- step back
- give up a space; move backwards
- step down
- give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
- step down
- resign; descend
- step down
- If someone steps down or steps aside, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place. Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man. = stand down
- step down
- reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"
- step forward
- make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
- step forward
- approach
- step in
- If you step in, you get involved in a difficult situation because you think you can or should help with it. There are circumstances in which the State must step in to protect children. = intervene
- step in
- act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
- step in
- get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U S not intervene earlier in WW II?"
- step in
- intervene, interfere
- step into
- follow the performance of instructions in a program
- step on
- place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown
- step on
- place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown"
- step on
- put one's foot on, press one's foot on
- step out
- If someone steps out of a role or situation, they leave it. I don't regret stepping out of the security of marriage
- step out
- go outside a room or building for a short period of time
- step out
- go out, exit
- step up
- speed up; "let's rev up production"
- step up
- make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
- step up
- ascend; advance, progress
- step up
- What the thinking wingman does when the leader's making low passes!
- step up
- Special premiums used to get a mail order buyer to increase his unit of purchase
- step up
- - this process can only be done with tapered tip product and will weaken the overall flex of the shaft by a sub-flex It is accomplished by taking the 2 iron shaft and placing it in the 3 iron head and continuing this trend throughout the set By doing this, you will increase the length to 1st step measurement by 1/2"
- step up
- If you step up something, you increase it or increase its intensity. He urged donors to step up their efforts to send aid to Somalia = increase
- step up
- increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
- stepped
- past of step
- stepped
- a stepped account is one in which different amounts of interest are paid on different portions of the account e g two percent on the first $1,000 ant three percent on the second $1,000
- stepped
- Recessed in a series of ledges
- stepped
- Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key
- stepped
- a stepped account is one in which different amounts of interest are paid on different portions of the account e g 2 percent on the first $1,000 and 3 percent on the second $1,000
- stepping
- {i} version of a microchip (Computers); action of lifting and then lowering one's foot
- steps
- Screens containing various text fields organized into Sections and Phases Each phase contains a list of steps so that you may easily jump from one step to another
- steps
- the transitions between adjacent categories on an agent ordered by the definition of the variable
- steps
- plural of step
- steps
- These are the lessons that will be taught to prepare the students for the final task
- steps
- third-person singular of step
- steps
- A step that can be slid away when not in use The step utilizes either a 2 rail or 3 rail slide unit depending on the support structure available
- steps
- Cut-out areas along the running surface (STRAKES) of the hull that help lift the boat out of the water and get it on plane quickly by creating cushions of air to ride on
- steps
- a way of access consisting of a set of steps
- steps
- "The Steps of the Cathedral" One of the e-mail lists for the Kingdom of An Tir Used to avoid talking about modern appliances in a medieval context; as in "See you on the Steps "
- steps
- Types of Steps: 1 Walking- Slow: Usually takes two beats of music 2 Running -Quick: (Half of a Slow) Usually takes one beat of music 3 Side (left or right) May be taken to a slow or quick count 4 Pivot: A traveling turn executed with thighs locked and feet apart in 3rd or 5th position 5 Balance: A step in any direction, bringing feet together and hold
- steps
- Each non-graphic request in a visit is counted as one step The first request is step one, the second is step two, and so on Steps are normally displayed as the average of many step numbers for the same item from different visits
- steps
- the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"
- steps
- WALKING - SLOW Usually takes two beats of music RUNNING - QUICK (Half of a Slow) takes one beat of music SLIDE (left or right) May be taken to a Slow or Quick count PIVOT - A movement of the feet, turning on the ball or balls of the feet BALANCE - A step, together, hold
- steps
- the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps