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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- step :any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- the situation called for strong measures|the police took steps to reduce crime
- step :shift or move by taking a step
- step :the distance covered by a step
- he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
- step :put down or press the foot, place the foot
- For fools rush in where angels fear to tread|step on the brake
- step :the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- he walked with unsteady steps
- step :support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- he paused on the bottom step
- step :treat badly
- This boss abuses his workers|She is always stepping on others to get ahead
- step :relative position in a graded series
- always a step behind|subtle gradations in color|keep in step with the fashions