step
/stɛp//stɛp/noun
Definitions
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
Example: He improved step by step, or by steps.
A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
Example: The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.
verb
Definitions
To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
Example: to step to one of the neighbors
To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
To move mentally; to go in imagination.