step in WordNet English dictionary

1. treat badly
   "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
   mistreat  maltreat  abuse  ill-use  step  ill-treat 
   
2. measure (distances) by pacing
   "step off ten yards"
   pace  step 
   
3. 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"
   step 
   
4. place (a ship's mast) in its step
   step 
   
5. shift or move by taking a step
   "step back"
   step 
   
6. put down or press the foot, place the foot
   "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
   step  tread 
   
7. walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
   "step over to the blackboard"
   step 
   
8. move with one's feet in a specific manner
   "step lively"
   step 
   
9. furnish with steps
   "The architect wants to step the terrace"
   step 
   
10. cause (a computer) to execute a single command
    step 
    

1. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
   "he taught them the waltz step"
   dance step  step 
   
2. the sound of a step of someone walking
   "he heard footsteps on the porch"
   footfall  footstep  step 
   
3. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
   "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
   footprint  footmark  step 
   
4. the distance covered by a step
   "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
   footstep  pace  step  stride 
   
5. relative position in a graded series
   "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
   gradation  step 
   
6. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
   "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
   measure  step 
   
7. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
   "he paused on the bottom step"
   step  stair 
   
8. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
   "he walked with unsteady steps"
   step 
   
9. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
   step 
   
10. a musical interval of two semitones
    tone  whole tone  step  whole step 
    
11. a short distance
    "it's only a step to the drugstore"
    step  stone's throw