step
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1.0
- noun
- /stɛp/
- With every step he took, the snow crunched beneath his shoes.
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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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6.5
A single step or the sound a foot makes when walking
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6.2
The sound a person's steps make when they walk
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2.4
A mark left by a foot or shoe on a surface
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4.2
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
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6.6
Make someone angry by doing their job or making decisions for them
- Informal
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4.9
An energetic way of walking that shows happiness or confidence
- Informal
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5.1
Become the main focus of people's attention after doing something important
A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people
Compounds
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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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4.4
The smallest jump between two notes in Western music, one piano key apart
- Specialized
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4.8
A device that raises the voltage of electric current that changes direction
- Specialized
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7.8
A rocket with two or more parts that fire one after another and drop away when empty to reach space
- Specialized
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5.6
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
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6.6
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Specialized
A stone or brick step that sticks out along the sloping edge of a gable wall
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.