Topic: step
Definition:

  • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
  • "the situation called for strong measures"
  • "the police took steps to reduce crime" the distance covered by a step
  • "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
  • "he walked with unsteady steps" support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
  • "he paused on the bottom step" relative position in a graded series
  • "always a step behind"
  • "subtle gradations in color"
  • "keep in step with the fashions" a short distance
  • "it's only a step to the drugstore" the sound of a step of someone walking
  • "he heard footsteps on the porch" a musical interval of two semitones a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
  • "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
  • "he taught them the waltz step" shift or move by taking a step
  • "step back" put down or press the foot, place the foot
  • "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
  • "step on the brake" cause (a computer) to execute a single command treat badly
  • "This boss abuses his workers"
  • "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" furnish with steps
  • "The architect wants to step the terrace" move with one's feet in a specific manner
  • "step lively" walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
  • "step over to the blackboard" place (a ship's mast) in its step measure (distances) by pacing
  • "step off ten yards" move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
  • "She stepped into a life of luxury"
  • "he won't step into his father's footsteps"

    Related tag cloud:

  • fitness
  • aerobic
  • aerobics
  • spinning
  • training
  • cardio
  • dance
  • steps
  • sauna
  • sport
  • exercise
  • tanz
  • cad
  • fit
  • solarium
  • wellness
  • gym
  • stretching
  • ladder
  • iges
  • aerobica
  • Resources:

    The Natural Step/US
    A non-profit environmental education organization working to build an ecologically and economically sustainable society.
    http://www.naturalstep.org/

    STEP Tools, Inc.
    Developers of translation and data exchange software used in the STEP translators of many CAD/CAM software vendors, with an online translation service.
    http://www.steptools.com/

    The Next Step Magazine
    Offers information for high school students on colleges, careers, and life in general.
    http://www.nextstepmagazine.com/