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Definition step in American English

step noun

noun
/step/

▪ cautious, decisive, drastic, important, logical, positive, tentative, unprecedented, unusual

1

a short movement made by putting one foot in front of the other

Example

I am too tired to take another step.

Example

He moved a step nearer the two men.

Example

We were lost and decided to retrace our steps.

Synonyms and related words
gait limp pace
1.1

the sound that your feet make while you are walking

Example

I could hear his steps coming closer.

Synonyms and related words
babble babel footfall
1.2

the short distance that your feet move while you are walking

Example

The mini-market is just a few steps from my front door.

Synonyms and related words
carry climb depth
2

a particular movement or set of movements performed with your feet when you are dancing

Example

Juan was practicing his new dance steps for the competition.

Synonyms and related words
call choreograph choreographer
3

the particular way that someone walks, that sometimes shows how they are feeling

Example

He felt fantastic and there was a new spring in his step.

Synonyms and related words
gait limp pace
4

one of a series of actions that you do in order to achieve a particular goal

Example

This new law is the first step in making our city safer.

Example

This agreement is an important step toward our goal.

Example

For Jack, this job was a mere step along the road to power.

Synonyms and related words
action thing operation
5

a flat piece of wood or stone, usually one in a series, that you walk up or down in order to move to a different level

Example

I met him on the front steps of his house.

Example

The woman took them down some steps leading to the beach.

Example

I climbed a flight of steep narrow steps.

Example

waiting at the foot of the basement steps

Synonyms and related words
banister bannister dumbwaiter
6

one of the stages in a process, or one of the levels on a scale

Example

steps in your learning process

Example

Her new job is a big step up for her.

Example

a step up on the pay scale

Example

She was congratulating herself on her intelligence, but he was one step ahead of her.

Example

When you finish the exercise, repeat steps five to ten.

7

an amount equal to two half steps by which a musical note is higher or lower than another note

Synonyms and related words
adagio allegro andante
8

a type of exercise that you do by quickly moving onto and off a low piece of equipment

Example

She teaches a step class.

Synonyms and related words
aerobic aerobics aquarobics
Definition step in American English

Related Words

Words related to step:

a backward step (phrase) a giant (phrase) a spring in someone’s step (phrase) a step (phrase) a step in the right direction (phrase) every step of the way (phrase) goose-step (verb) half step (noun) step (phrase) aside (phrase) naughty step (noun) out of step (phrase) step (noun) step (verb) step aside (phrasal verb) step back (phrasal verb) step by step (phrase) step change (noun) step down (phrasal verb) step forward (phrasal verb) step in (phrasal verb) step into the breach (phrase) step on (phrasal verb) step on it (phrase) step on someone’s toes (phrase) step out (phrasal verb) step out of line (phrase) step out something (phrase) step outside (phrase) step up (phrasal verb) step up to the plate (phrase) step- (prefix) step-by-step (adjective) step-grandchild (noun) step-granddaughter (noun) step-grandfather (noun) step-grandmother (noun) step-grandparent (noun) step-grandson (noun) take a step (phrase) the hop, step, and jump (noun) two-step (adjective) two-step (noun) watch your step (phrase)