step
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
A measure or action, especially one of a series taken in order to deal with or achieve a particular thing.
Framework senses
- §1
- A measure or action, especially one of a series taken in order to deal with or achieve a particular thing.
- §1
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- §2
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- §3
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
- §4
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- §5
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
- §6
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- §7
- a musical interval of two semitones
- §8
- the sound of a step of someone walking
- §9
- the distance covered by a step
- §10
- a short distance
- §11
- relative position in a graded series