The meaning of Step

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

Usage examples:

A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

noun

The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.

Usage examples:

Ending child labour will require action on many levels

verb

Take action on; deal with.

Usage examples:

Your request will be actioned

noun

The process of doing something, or something done, esp. for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

[ u ] quick action in calling the fire department saved many lives., [ c ] it was a reckless action…

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

noun

A political step or initiative.

Usage examples:

Foreign policy démarches

noun

A course of action, especially a political one

Usage examples:

Whether such a diplomatic démarche would reduce the killing in the area is pure guesswork.

verb

Make or become flat or flatter.

Usage examples:

Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb

Make flat or flatter

noun

The sound of a footstep or footsteps.

Usage examples:

You will recognize his footfall on the stairs

noun

The number of people who go into a shop or business during a particular period of time

Usage examples:

A high/strong/weak footfall the machines are in good sites with high footfall such as motorway serv…

noun

A step taken by a person in walking, especially as heard by another person.

Usage examples:

He heard footsteps behind him

noun

The movement or sound of each step a person takes when walking

Usage examples:

We never saw anyone in the building, but sometimes we heard footsteps down the hall.

noun

The ability to assess and initiate things independently.

Usage examples:

Use your initiative, imagination, and common sense

noun

The ability to judge what needs to be done and take action, esp. without suggestion from other people

Usage examples:

Lisa showed initiative on the job and was soon promoted., the defense secretary announced a major i…

noun

A new plan or action to improve something or solve a problem

Usage examples:

A marketing/cost-cutting initiative, a diplomatic/peace initiative, an education/environmental/econ…

noun

A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

Usage examples:

Snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes

verb

Move skilfully or carefully.

Usage examples:

The lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in the narrow street

noun

A planned action that is intended to get an advantage

Usage examples:

This manoeuvre has the effect of rewarding those shareholders who sell at the expense of those who …

verb

Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.

Usage examples:

The amount of water collected is measured in pints

noun

A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Cost-cutting measures

verb

Determine the dimensions of something or somebody

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

noun

The action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect.

Usage examples:

Restrictions on the operation of market forces

noun

A mathematical process, such as addition, in which one set of numbers is produced from another

Usage examples:

She underwent a six-hour open-heart operation., [ u ] several printing presses are in operation (= …

noun

The fact of operating or being active

Usage examples:

Come into/begin operation we expect the new procedure to come into operation early next year., be o…

noun

A single step taken when walking or running.

Usage examples:

Kirov stepped back a pace

verb

Walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance.

Usage examples:

We paced up and down in exasperation

preposition

With due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction.

Usage examples:

Narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead

noun

An established or official way of doing something.

Usage examples:

The police are now reviewing procedures

noun

An order or method of doing something

Usage examples:

[ u ] it’s standard procedure for those at the top of the list to be called first., defense lawyers…

noun

A set of actions which is the usual or official way of doing something

Usage examples:

Procedure for sth the company has introduced new procedures for dealing with customer complaints., …

verb

Begin a course of action.

Usage examples:

The consortium could proceed with the plan

verb

Present participle of proceed

Usage examples:

His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case., preparations for the festival are now proce…

verb

Crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape.

Usage examples:

Wash and squash the cans before depositing them

noun

A state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space.

Usage examples:

It was a bit of a squash but he didn't seem to mind

noun

An edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Usage examples:

There's much more beta carotene in traditional crops, from leafy green vegetables to squashes, melo…

noun

A set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building.

Usage examples:

He came up the stairs

noun

A set of stairs and its surrounding walls or structure.

Usage examples:

He descended the broad staircase

noun

A set of stairs inside a building, including the bars and posts that people to hold on to as they go up or down

noun

A set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building.

Usage examples:

He came up the stairs

plural noun

A set of steps that lead from one level to another, esp. in a building

Usage examples:

Her office is at the top of the stairs.

noun

A set of steps or stairs and its surrounding walls or structure.

Usage examples:

A narrow stone stairway

noun

A passage that contains a set of steps

verb

Bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground.

Usage examples:

He stamped his foot in frustration

noun

An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.

Usage examples:

Hathaway used a variety of stamps to mark his tools.

verb

Walk heavily

verb

Bend one's head or body forwards and downwards.

Usage examples:

He stooped down and reached towards the coin

noun

A posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forwards.

Usage examples:

A tall, thin man with a stoop

noun

A porch with steps in front of a house or other building.

Usage examples:

We've been sitting on the front stoop of an unlit house, blinking into the darkness, waiting, or so…

noun

A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.

Usage examples:

A series of devious stratagems

noun

A plan or trick to achieve something

Usage examples:

Barry devised several stratagems for escape.

noun

A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.

Usage examples:

Time to develop a coherent economic strategy

noun

A long-range plan for achieving something or reaching a goal, or the skill of making such plans

Usage examples:

[ u ] chess is a game that requires strategy., the hill was of strategic importance for control of …

noun

The way in which a business, government, or other organization carefully plans its actions over a period of time to improve its position and achieve what it wants

Usage examples:

Business environments and strategies are constantly changing in response to economic and financial …

verb

Walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He strode across the road

noun

A long, decisive step.

Usage examples:

He crossed the room in a couple of strides

verb

To walk somewhere quickly with long steps

Usage examples:

She strode across the room and demanded to speak to the manager., they have already made great stri…

noun

An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.

Usage examples:

The minority attempted to control the council by a delaying tactic

noun

A specific action intended to get a particular result

Usage examples:

Oliver’s clumsy tactics doomed the plan from the start.

noun

A planned method for achieving a particular result

Usage examples:

I think we'll have to change our marketing tactics., the tactics used by the salesman made her unco…

verb

Walk heavily or noisily.

Usage examples:

He tramped about the room

noun

A person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar.

Usage examples:

In this category fall some of the adaptive activities of psychotics, autists, pariahs, outcasts, va…

verb

To walk with heavy steps

Usage examples:

[ i ] i’ve been tramping through museums all day., tramps knew the houses where you got good food.,…

verb

Tread on and crush.

Usage examples:

The fence had been trampled down

noun

An act or the sound of trampling.

Usage examples:

Destruction's trample treads them down

verb

To step heavily on or crush someone or something

Usage examples:

[ t ] the commuter in a hurry tramples anyone who gets in the way., [ i ] fig. an employer cannot t…

verb

Walk in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Rosa trod as lightly as she could

noun

A person's manner of walking or the sound made as they walk.

Usage examples:

I heard the heavy tread of dad's boots

verb

Put down, place, or press the foot

verb

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Usage examples:

I walked across the lawn

noun

(of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.

Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps