Definition of step

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Step (v. i.) In general, a framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast..

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Stepparent :: Stepmother (n.) The wife of one's father by a subsequent marriage.
Tiptoe :: Tiptoe (v. i.) To step or walk on tiptoe.
Mistreading :: Mistreading (n.) Misstep; misbehavior.
Trap :: Trap (n.) A kind of movable stepladder.
Treadmill :: Treadmill (n.) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt..
Mince :: Mince (v. i.) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner..
Walk :: Walk (v. i.) To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground..
Shuffling :: Shuffling (a.) Moving with a dragging, scraping step..
Double-quick :: Double-quick (a.) Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march..
Pace :: Pace (n.) A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step.
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
Step :: Step (v. i.) Proceeding; measure; action; an act.
Double-quick :: Double-quick (n.) Double-quick time, step, or march..
Enter :: Enter (v. i.) To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps..
Step :: Step (v. i.) A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder..
Commit :: Commit (v. t.) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course..
Tread :: Tread (n.) A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread..
Gradient :: Gradient (a.) Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata..
Echelon :: Echelon (n.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of a ladder in position for climbing. Also used adjectively; as, echelon distance..
Flat Foot :: Flat foot () A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot..
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