step
n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the
police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: {measure}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace},
{stride}]
3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting
it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
4: a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a
stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: {stair}]
5: relative position in a graded series: "always a step
behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with
the fashions" [syn: {gradation}]
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" [syn: {footfall}, {footstep}]
8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {whole
tone}, {whole step}]
9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; a clue that someone
was present; "the police made casts of the footprints in
the soft earth outside the window" [syn: {footprint}, {footmark}]
10: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular
dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {dance step}]
v 1: take a step
2: put down the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where
angels fear to tread" [syn: {tread}]