STEP

STEP 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 6 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
  2. the distance covered by a step
  3. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
  4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

💬 Examples

  • "the situation called for strong measures"
  • "the police took steps to reduce crime"
  • "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
  • "he walked with unsteady steps"

🔗 Similar words

measurefootsteppacestridestairgradation
verb
  1. shift or move by taking a step
  2. put down or press the foot, place the foot
  3. cause (a computer) to execute a single command
  4. treat badly

💬 Examples

  • "step back"
  • "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
  • "step on the brake"
  • "This boss abuses his workers"

🔗 Similar words

treadmistreatmaltreatabuseill-useill-treat
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