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step
A	noun
	1	measure, step
			any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚choice; selection; option; pick ╚decision; determination; conclusion ╚move ╚maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre ╚measure, step ╚precaution; safeguard; guard ╚shark repellent; porcupine provision ╚countermeasure
	2	step
			the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move ╚locomotion; travel ╚step ╚footstep ╚sidestep ╚trip ╚pas ╚pace; stride; tread
	3	dance step, step
			a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move ╚locomotion; travel ╚dance step, step ╚glissade ╚chasse; sashay ╚moonwalk
	4	step, stair
			support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚support ╚step, stair ╚corbel step; corbie-step; corbiestep; crow step
	5	step
			a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚block ╚step
	6	footprint, footmark, step
			a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚indication; indicant ╚mark; print ╚footprint, footmark, step ╚footprint evidence
	7	tone, whole tone, step, whole step
			a musical interval of two semitones
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing ╚notation; notational system ╚musical notation ╚interval; musical interval ╚tone, whole tone, step, whole step
	8	footfall, footstep, step
			the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚sound ╚footfall, footstep, step ╚tramp
	9	footstep, pace, step, stride
			the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚indefinite quantity ╚footstep, pace, step, stride
	10	step, stone's throw
			a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚indefinite quantity ╚small indefinite quantity; small indefinite amount ╚step, stone's throw
	11	gradation, step
			relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
		Category Tree: state ╚status; position ╚rank ╚gradation, step ╚cut
B	verb
	1	step
			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"
		Category Tree: change; alter; vary ╚move ╚step
	2	pace, step
			measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚carry; convey; express ╚quantify; measure ╚pace, step
	3	step
			place (a ship's mast) in its step
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚step
	4	step
			shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚step ╚backpedal
	5	step, tread
			put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚step, tread ╚step on; tread on
	6	step
			walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚walk ╚step
	7	step
			move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚step
	8	step
			furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚supply; provide; render; furnish ╚step
	9	mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat
			treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚treat; handle; do by ╚mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat ╚kick around
	10	step
			cause (a computer) to execute a single command
		Category Tree: induce; stimulate; cause; have; get; make ╚compel; oblige; obligate ╚enforce; implement; apply ╚run; execute ╚step

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