stepping

step[ 'stepi? ]

• n.
  • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

    "the police took steps to reduce crime"

    同义词：measure

  • the distance covered by a step

    "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

    同义词：footsteppacestride

  • the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

    "he walked with unsteady steps"

  • support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

    "he paused on the bottom step"

    同义词：stair

  • relative position in a graded series

    "always a step behind"; "keep in step with the fashions"

    同义词：gradation

  • a short distance

    "it's only a step to the drugstore"

    同义词：stone's throw

  • the sound of a step of someone walking

    "he heard footsteps on the porch"

    同义词：footfallfootstep

  • a musical interval of two semitones

    同义词：tonewhole tonewhole step

  • a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

    同义词：footprintfootmark

  • a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
  • a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

    "he taught them the waltz step"

    同义词：dance step

• v.
  • shift or move by taking a step

    "step back"

  • put down or press the foot, place the foot

    "step on the brake"

    同义词：tread

  • cause (a computer) to execute a single command
  • treat badly

    "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

    同义词：mistreatmaltreatabuseill-useill-treat

  • furnish with steps

    "The architect wants to step the terrace"

  • move with one's feet in a specific manner

    "step lively"

  • walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

    "step over to the blackboard"

  • place (a ship's mast) in its step
  • measure (distances) by pacing

    "step off ten yards"

    同义词：pace

  • 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"