Step
/stɛp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters
Definition of Step
noun
- 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.
"He improved step by step, or by steps."
- A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
"The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents."
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
"One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less."
verb
- 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.
"to step to one of the neighbors"
- To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
- To move mentally; to go in imagination.
- To set, as the foot.
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stride