Definition of "Step" :

noun: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

"The police took steps to reduce crime."

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

"He walked with unsteady steps."

noun: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

"He taught them the waltz step."

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

"He paused on the bottom step."

noun: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

noun: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

noun: a musical interval of two semitones

noun: the sound of a step of someone walking

"He heard footsteps on the porch."

noun: the distance covered by a step

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

noun: a short distance

"It's only a step to the drugstore."

noun: relative position in a graded series

"Always a step behind."

verb: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

"She stepped into a life of luxury."

verb: measure (distances) by pacing

"Step off ten yards."

verb: place (a ship's mast) in its step

verb: shift or move by taking a step

"Step back."

verb: put down or press the foot, place the foot

"Step on the brake."

verb: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

"Step over to the blackboard."

verb: move with one's feet in a specific manner

"Step lively."

verb: furnish with steps

"The architect wants to step the terrace."

verb: treat badly

"She is always stepping on others to get ahead."

verb: cause (a computer) to execute a single command