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step

noun
  1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
    measure
  2. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
    “The toddler walked with unsteady steps.”
  3. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
    “I taught them the waltz step.”
    dance step
  4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
    “I paused on the bottom step.”
    stair
  5. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
  6. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
    footprintfootmark
  7. a musical interval of two semitones
    tonewhole tonewhole step
  8. the sound of a step of someone walking
    “I heard footsteps on the porch.”
    footstepfootfall
  9. the distance covered by a step
    “They paced off ten steps from the old tree and began to dig.”
    stridepacefootstep
  10. a short distance
    “it's only a step to the drugstore”
    stone's throw
  11. relative position in a graded series
    “always a step behind”
    gradation
verb
  1. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
    “They stepped into a life of luxury.”
  2. measure (distances) by pacing
    “step off ten yards”
    pace
  3. place (a ship's mast) in its step
  4. shift or move by taking a step
    “step back”
  5. put down or press the foot, place the foot
    tread
  6. walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
    “step over to the blackboard”
  7. move with one's feet in a specific manner
    “step lively”
  8. furnish with steps
    “The architect wants to step the terrace”
  9. treat badly
    abusekick aroundmistreatmaltreatill-useill-treat
  10. cause (a computer) to execute a single command