1. step - noun
· any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
Synonym(s): measure
Hypernym(s): maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical_maneuver, tactical_manoeuvre
2. step - noun
· the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
Synonym(s): footstep, pace, stride
Hypernym(s): indefinite_quantity
3. step - noun
· the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
Hypernym(s): locomotion, travel
4. step - noun
· support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
Synonym(s): stair
Hypernym(s): support
5. step - noun
· relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
Synonym(s): gradation
Hypernym(s): rank
6. step - noun
· a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
Synonym(s): stone%27s_throw
Hypernym(s): small_indefinite_quantity, small_indefinite_amount
7. step - noun
· the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
Synonym(s): footfall, footstep
Hypernym(s): sound
8. step - noun
· a musical interval of two semitones
Synonym(s): tone, whole_tone, whole_step
Hypernym(s): interval, musical_interval
9. step - noun
· a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
Synonym(s): footprint, footmark
10. step - noun
· a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
Hypernym(s): block
11. step - noun
· a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
Synonym(s): dance_step
Hypernym(s): locomotion, travel
12. step - verb
· shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
13. step - verb
· put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
Synonym(s): tread
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
14. step - verb
· cause (a computer) to execute a single command
15. step - verb
· treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
Synonym(s): mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat
Hypernym(s): treat, handle, do_by
16. step - verb
· furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish
17. step - verb
· move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
18. step - verb
· walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
Hypernym(s): walk
19. step - verb
· place (a ship's mast) in its step
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
20. step - verb
· measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
Synonym(s): pace
Hypernym(s): quantify, measure
21. step - verb
· 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"
Hypernym(s): move
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