A degree in progress or a grade or rank in a scale: a step up in the corporate hierarchy.
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A fixed rhythm or pace, as in marching: keep step.
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A footprint: steps in the mud.
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A manner of walking; a particular gait.
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A rest for the foot in ascending or descending.
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idiom
In step Moving in rhythm.
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Out of step Not moving in rhythm: recruits marching out of step.
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Step by step By degrees.
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Step on it Informal To go faster; hurry.
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phrasal-verb
Step aside To resign from a post, especially when being replaced.
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Step down To reduce, especially in stages: stepping down the electric power.
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Step down To resign from a high post.
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Step in To enter into an activity or a situation.
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Step in To intervene.
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verb-intransitive
To move into a new situation by or as if by taking a single step: stepping into a life of ease.
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To move with the feet in a particular manner: step lively.
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To put or press the foot: step on the brake.
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To shift or move slightly by taking a step or two: step back.
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To treat someone with arrogant indifference: He is always stepping on other people.
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verb
To construct or arrange in or as if in steps .
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To make steps in .
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To measure by steps .
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To provide with steps.
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To make erect by fixing the lower end in a step .
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