step

• movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place; distance covered by moving one foot ahead of the other; short distance; stair; stage in a process
move by lifting the foot and setting it down in another spot; walk; place the foot on, tread
related to by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood
a step is the movement made by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place.
if you step on something, you put your foot on it.
if you step in a particular direction, you walk in that direction.
a step is also one of a series of actions or one of a series of stages that is necessary in order to achieve a particular goal or to arrive at a successful conclusion.
a step is also a raised flat surface, often one of a series, on which you put your feet in order to walk up or down to a different level.
if someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be more careful about your behaviour so that you don't get into trouble.
if you do something step by step, you do it by progressing gradually from one stage to the next.
if you take steps to achieve a particular goal, you do the things that are necessary to achieve it.
if a group of people are walking in step, they are moving their feet forward at exactly the same time as each other.
if you step aside, you allow someone else to do a job or an activity that you had intended to do.
if you step back, you think about a situation in a fresh and detached way.
if you step down or step aside, you resign from an important job or position.
if you step in, you start to help in a difficult situation which you are not directly involved in.
if you step up something, you intensify it or increase it.