Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: dance_step, footstep, step, whole_step

'step'

[measure.n.01] as in: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

Examples:
the situation called for strong measures
the police took steps to reduce crime

'step'

[footstep.n.03] as in: the distance covered by a step

Examples:
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig

'step'

[step.n.03] as in: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

Examples:
he walked with unsteady steps

'step'

[step.n.04] as in: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

Examples:
he paused on the bottom step

'step'

[gradation.n.01] as in: relative position in a graded series

Examples:
always a step behind
subtle gradations in color
keep in step with the fashions

'step'

[step.n.06] as in: a short distance

Examples:
it's only a step to the drugstore

'step'

[footfall.n.01] as in: the sound of a step of someone walking

Examples:
he heard footsteps on the porch

'step'

[tone.n.09] as in: a musical interval of two semitones

'step'

[footprint.n.01] as in: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

Examples:
the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window

'step'

[step.n.10] as in: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

'step'

[dance_step.n.01] as in: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

Examples:
he taught them the waltz step

'step'

[step.v.01] as in: shift or move by taking a step

Examples:
step back

'step'

[step.v.02] as in: put down or press the foot, place the foot

Examples:
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
step on the brake

'step'

[step.v.03] as in: cause (a computer) to execute a single command

'step'

[mistreat.v.01] as in: treat badly

Examples:
This boss abuses his workers
She is always stepping on others to get ahead

'step'

[step.v.05] as in: furnish with steps

Examples:
The architect wants to step the terrace

'step'

[step.v.06] as in: move with one's feet in a specific manner

Examples:
step lively

'step'

[step.v.07] as in: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

Examples:
step over to the blackboard

'step'

[step.v.08] as in: place (a ship's mast) in its step

'step'

[pace.v.03] as in: measure (distances) by pacing

Examples:
step off ten yards

'step'

[step.v.10] as in: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

Examples:
She stepped into a life of luxury
he won't step into his father's footsteps

Origins

					step (English)
├── stepe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── steppen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── steppan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))