| STEP | • step n. An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace. • step n. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder. • step n. The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger’s foot rests against and presses on… |
| INSTEP | • instep n. (Anatomy) The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle. • instep n. A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot. • instep n. In horses, the hind leg from the ham to the pastern joint. |
| UNSTEP | • unstep v. (Transitive) To remove (the mast) from a sailing vessel. • UNSTEP v. to remove from a socket. |
| UPSTEP | • upstep n. An upward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language. • upstep v. To apply an upward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language. • UPSTEP v. to step up. |
| DUBSTEP | • dubstep n. A genre of electronic music descended from 2-step garage, characterised by its dark mood, sparse half-step… • DUBSTEP n. a genre of electronic music conveying a dark and brooding atmosphere through prominent bass lines. |
| MISSTEP | • misstep n. A step that is wrong, a false step. • misstep n. (Figurative) An error or mistake. • misstep v. (Intransitive) To step badly or incorrectly. |
| OUTSTEP | • outstep v. (Transitive) To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep. • outstep conj. Alternative form of outcept. • OUTSTEP v. to step beyond. |
| CROWSTEP | • crowstep n. (Architecture) A stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building. • CROWSTEP n. a steplike figure on a gable. |
| DOORSTEP | • doorstep n. An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home. • doorstep n. (Figuratively) One’s immediate neighbourhood or locality. • doorstep n. (UK, informal) A thick slice, especially of bread. |
| FOOTSTEP | • footstep n. The mark or impression left by a foot; a track. • footstep n. (By extension) The indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken. • footstep n. The sound made by walking, running etc. |
| LOCKSTEP | • lockstep n. (Military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front. • lockstep n. (Figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization. • lockstep n. An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern. |
| OVERSTEP | • overstep v. (Transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions. • overstep v. To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward. • overstep v. To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front… |
| SIDESTEP | • sidestep n. A step to the side. • sidestep n. A physical motion or metaphorical act to avoid or dodge something. • sidestep v. (Intransitive) To step to the side. |
| MULTISTEP | • multistep adj. Involving multiple steps. • MULTISTEP adj. having many steps. |
| QUICKSTEP | • quickstep n. A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork. • quickstep v. To dance the quickstep. • quickstep v. To move with a hurried step. |
| STAIRSTEP | • stairstep n. Any of the steps in a staircase. • stairstep adj. Taking a shape or form similar to or suggestive of the steps in a staircase. • stair-step v. To walk up a set of stairs as exercise. |
| COUNTERSTEP | • counterstep n. A measure taken to correct an action or situation; movement in the opposite direction. • counterstep n. The movement of dancers around a central point. • counterstep v. To take an opposing step, as in dancing. |