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 Definitions for Stepped: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Step \Step\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stepped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stepping.] [AS. staeppan; akin to OFries. steppa, D.
stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe
a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf. Gr.
? to shake about, handle roughly, stamp (?). Cf. Stamp, n.
& a.]
1. 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.
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2. To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance;
as, to step to one of the neighbors.
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3. To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
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Home the swain retreats,
His flock before him stepping to the fold.
--Thomson.
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4. Fig.: To move mentally; to go in imagination.
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They are stepping almost three thousand years back
into the remotest antiquity. --Pope.
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To step aside, to walk a little distance from the rest; to
retire from company.
To step forth, to move or come forth.
To step in or To step into.
(a) To walk or advance into a place or state, or to
advance suddenly in.
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Whosoever then first, after the troubling of the
water, stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever
disease he had. --John v. 4.
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(b) To enter for a short time; as, I just stepped into the
house.
(c) To obtain possession without trouble; to enter upon
easily or suddenly; as, to step into an estate.
To step out.
(a) (Mil.) To increase the length, but not the rapidity,
of the step, extending it to thirty-tree inches.
(b) To go out for a short distance or a short time.
To step short (Mil.), to diminish the length or rapidity of
the step according to the established rules.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Stepped \Stepped\, a.
Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or
parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.
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Stepped gear, a cogwheel of which the teeth cross the face
in a series of steps.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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step
n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the
situation called for strong measures"; "the police took
steps to reduce crime" [syn: measure]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace,
stride]
3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting
it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while
ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the
bottom step" [syn: stair]
5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step
behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with
the fashions" [syn: gradation]
6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn:
{stone's throw}]
7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep]
8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone, {whole
tone}, whole step]
9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made
casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the
window" [syn: footprint, footmark]
10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a
ship's mast or capstan is fixed
11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular
dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: dance step]
v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush
in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn:
tread]
3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always
stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat,
abuse, {ill-use}, {ill-treat}]
5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the
terrace"
6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified
manner; "step over to the blackboard"
8: place (a ship's mast) in its step
9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: pace]
10: 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"
[also: stepping, stepped]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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stepped
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