step
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1.0
- noun
- /stɛp/
:
paso
- With every step he took, the snow crunched beneath his shoes.
The Boulevard is full of my steps, the sky is full of my thinking.
- The Boulevard is full of my steps, the sky is full of my thinking.
Examples
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She could hear the soft steps of someone approaching behind her.
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For some reason, he always leaves it at the bottom of the steps.
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The only way outta here is down those steps.
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Her words cut off at the sound of steps on the ramp leading up to their level.
Fiction book (1991) -
Every step tears up my heel.
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The monk looks at me as I descend the steps and returns to his work.
Academic text (1999) -
We found Floyd on the steps of a ramshackle religious shelter several blocks away.
Academic text (2006) -
Finally, unconsciously quickening her steps, she reached the gates of the palace structure itself.
Fiction book (1992) -
The postman marches up the front steps of the brownstone, sorting through letters and packages.
Fiction book (1992) -
Pairs of shoes lined up on the flagstone: my father's black step-ins, my mother's sandals.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.6
A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface
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1.0
The sound made by someone walking
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6.2
The sound a person's steps make when they walk
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6.5
A single step or the sound a foot makes when walking
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2.4
A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface
A very quiet sound someone makes when they take a step
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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4.6
To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens
- Informal
4
6.6
Make someone angry by doing their job or making decisions for them
- Informal
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5.1
Become the main focus of people's attention after doing something important
- Informal
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4.9
An energetic way of walking that shows happiness or confidence
A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
The smallest jump between two notes in Western music, one piano key apart
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3.0
A short portable structure with flat steps and two sides joined at the top to form an A shape
- Specialized
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4.8
A device that raises the voltage of electric current that changes direction
- Specialized
A stone or brick step that sticks out along the sloping edge of a gable wall
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Specialized
A rocket with two or more parts that fire one after another and drop away when empty to reach space
- Specialized
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Step comes from an old English word steppan meaning 'to place the foot', and that footfall also makes a sound or a mark, which is why a step can mean the sound or mark a foot makes.