• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took Steps to reduce crime"
• the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady Steps"
• a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz Step"
• 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 mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
• a musical interval of two semitones
• the sound of a Step of someone walking; "he heard footSteps on the porch"
• the distance covered by a Step; "he Stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
• a short distance; "it''s only a Step to the drugstore"
• relative position in a graded series; "always a Step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in Step with the fashions"
• 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"
• measure (distances) by pacing; "Step off ten yards"
• 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"
• treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always Stepping on others to get ahead"
• cause (a computer) to execute a single command

'Step' in other languages