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stepped
step S0738500 (stĕp)n.1. a. The single complete movement of raising one foot and putting it down in another spot, as in walking.b. A manner of walking; a particular gait.c. A fixed rhythm or pace, as in marching: keep step.d. The sound of a footstep.e. A footprint: steps in the mud.2. a. The distance traversed by moving one foot ahead of the other.b. A very short distance: just a step away.c. steps Course; path: turned her steps toward home.3. One of a series of rhythmical, patterned movements of the feet used in a dance: diagrammed the basic steps to the mambo.4. a. A rest for the foot in ascending or descending.b. steps Stairs.c. Something, such as a ledge or an offset, that resembles a step of a stairway.d. A low platform used for exercise, as in step aerobics.5. a. One of a series of actions, processes, or measures taken to achieve a goal.b. A stage in a process: followed every step in the instructions.6. A degree in progress or a grade or rank in a scale: a step up in the corporate hierarchy.7. Music a. The interval that separates two successive tones of a scale.b. A degree of a scale.8. Nautical The block in which the heel of a mast is fixed.v. stepped, step·ping, steps v.intr.1. To put or press the foot: step on the brake.2. To shift or move slightly by taking a step or two: step back.3. To walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified direction: step over to the corner.4. To move with the feet in a particular manner: step lively.5. To move into a new situation by or as if by taking a single step: stepping into a life of ease.6. To treat someone with arrogant indifference: He is always stepping on other people.v.tr.1. To put or set (the foot) down: step foot on land.2. To measure by pacing: step off ten yards.3. To furnish with steps; make steps in: terraces that are stepped along the hillside.4. Computers To cause (a computer) to execute a single instruction.5. Nautical To place (a mast) in its step.Phrasal Verbs: step aside To resign from a post, especially when being replaced. step down1. To resign from a high post.2. To reduce, especially in stages: stepping down the electric power. step in1. To enter into an activity or a situation.2. To intervene. step out1. To walk briskly.2. To go outside for a short time.3. Informal To go out for a special evening of entertainment.4. To withdraw; quit. step up1. To increase, especially in stages: step up production.2. To come forward: step up and be counted.3. To improve one's performance or take on more responsibility, especially at a crucial time.Idioms: in step1. Moving in rhythm.2. In conformity with one's environment: in step with the times. out of step1. Not moving in rhythm: recruits marching out of step.2. Not in conformity with one's environment: out of step with the times. step by step By degrees. step on it Informal To go faster; hurry.
[Middle English, from Old English stæpe, stepe.]stepped (stɛpt) adjarranged in or supplied with a series of steps so as to avoid coincidence or symmetryIdiomsSeestepStepped
SteppedRefers to forms that are increased or decreased by a series of successive increments or modulated by incremental stages or steps.  |