Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - step
Step
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n. & v. --n. 1 a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). b the distance covered by this. 2 a unit of movement in dancing. 3 a measure taken, esp. one of several in a course of action (took steps to prevent it; considered it a wise step). 4 a a surface on which a foot is placed on ascending or descending a stair or tread. b a block of stone or other platform before a door, altar, etc. c the rung of a ladder. d a notch cut for a foot in ice-climbing. e a platform etc. in a vehicle provided for stepping up or down. 5 a short distance (only a step from my door). 6 the sound or mark made by a foot in walking etc. (heard a step on the stairs). 7 the manner of walking etc. as seen or heard (know her by her step). 8 a a degree in the scale of promotion, advancement, or precedence. b one of a series of fixed points on a payscale etc. 9 a stepping (or not stepping) in time with others or music (esp. in or out of step). b the state of conforming to what others are doing (refuses to keep step with the team). 10 (in pl.) (also pair of steps sing.) = STEPLADDER. 11 esp. US Mus. a melodic interval of one degree of the scale, i.e. a tone or semitone. 12 Naut. a block, socket, or platform supporting a mast. --v. (stepped, stepping) 1 intr. lift and set down one's foot or alternate feet in walking. 2 intr. come or go in a specified direction by stepping. 3 intr. make progress in a specified way (stepped into a new job). 4 tr. (foll. by off, out) measure (distance) by stepping. 5 tr. perform (a dance). 6 tr. Naut. set up (a mast) in a step. Phrases and idioms in a person's steps following a person's example. mind (or watch) one's step be careful. step by step gradually; cautiously; by stages or degrees. step-cut (of a gem) cut in straight facets round the centre. step down 1 resign from a position etc. 2 Electr. decrease (voltage) by using a transformer. step in 1 enter a room, house, etc. 2 a intervene to help or hinder. b act as a substitute for an indisposed colleague etc. step-in attrib.adj. (of a garment) put on by being stepped into without unfastening. --n. such a garment. step it dance. step on it (or on the gas etc.) colloq. 1 accelerate a motor vehicle. 2 hurry up. step out 1 leave a room, house, etc. 2 be active socially. 3 take large steps. stepping-stone 1 a raised stone, usu. one of a set in a stream, muddy place, etc., to help in crossing. 2 a means or stage of progress to an end. step this way a deferential formula meaning 'follow me'. step up 1 increase, intensify (must step up production). 2 Electr. increase (voltage) using a transformer. turn one's steps go in a specified direction. Derivatives steplike adj. stepped adj. stepwise adv. & adj. Etymology: OE st{aelig}pe, stepe (n.), st{aelig}ppan, steppan (v.), f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæpe; akin to Old High German stapfo ~, stampfōn to stamp Date: before 12th century a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: as, one of a series of structures consisting of a riser and a tread, a ladder rung, 2. a. an advance or movement made by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere, a combination of foot or foot and body movements constituting a unit or a repeated pattern , manner of walking ; stride, footprint 1, the sound of a foot~ , 3. the space passed over in one ~, a short distance , the height of one stair, course, way , 5. a degree, grade, or rank in a scale, a stage in a process , a frame on a ship designed to receive an upright shaft, an action, proceeding, or measure often occurring as one in a series , a ~like offset or part usually occurring in a series, an interval in a musical scale, ~ aerobics, a slight lead in or as if in a race , ~like adjective ~ped adjective II. verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere or by moving each foot in succession, dance, 2. to go on foot ; walk, advance, proceed, to be on one's way ; leave, to move briskly , to press down with the foot , to come as if at a single ~ , transitive verb to take by moving the feet in succession , 2. to move (the foot) in any direction ; set , to traverse on foot, to go through the ~s of ; perform , to make erect by fixing the lower end in a ~ , to measure by ~s , 6. to provide with ~s, to make ~s in , to construct or arrange in or as if in ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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