1. (noun)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"
2. (noun)footstep, pace, step, stride the distance covered by a step "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
5. (noun)gradation, step relativeposition in a graded series "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
6. (noun)step, stone's throw a shortdistance "it's only a step to the drugstore"
7. (noun)footfall, footstep, step the sound of a step of someonewalking "he heard footsteps on the porch"
8. (noun)tone, whole tone, step, whole step a musicalinterval of two semitones
9. (noun)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"
10. (noun)step a solidblock joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
15. (verb)mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat treat badly "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
16. (verb)step furnish with steps "The architect wants to step the terrace"
1. (noun)step a singlemovement of the foot when you walk She took a step toward the door.
2. step an action designed to achieve sth Steps have been taken to improve security.
3. step a stage in a process What was step 5 again?; It's important to approach this challenge one step at a time.
4. step one of the flatparts of a staircase that you put your foot on; = stair two hundred steps to the top of the tower
5. step a flight of steps a set of steps the first flight of steps
6. step in/out of step to agree or progress at the same speed, or not to agree or progress at the samespeed a government that is out of step with the public
7. (verb)step to move each of your feet in turn as you walk They stepped over the broken glass.; Be careful not to step in the mud.; She stepped backward and fell.
Definition of 'step'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)step 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
2. (adj)step to walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance; as, to step to one of the neighbors
3. (adj)step to walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely
8. (verb)step a rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder
9. (verb)step the space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps
10. (verb)step a smallspace or distance; as, it is but a step
11. (verb)step a print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track
12. (verb)step gait; manner of walking; as, the approach of a man is often known by his step
13. (verb)step proceeding; measure; action; an act
17. (verb)step one of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a conepulley on which the belt runs
Definitions of step 
Afrikaans: stap, tree
Arabic: خُطْوَه
Bulgarian: стъпка
Brazilian: passo
Czech: krok
German: der Schritt
Danish: skridt; trin
Greek: βήμα
Estonian: samm
Farsi: قدم
Finnish: askel
French: pas
Hebrew: פְּסִיעָה
Hindi: कदम, डग, पग
Croatian: korak
Hungarian: lépés
Indonesian: langkah
Icelandic: skref
Italian: passo
Japanese: 歩み
Korean: 일보
Lithuanian: žingsnis
Latvian: solis
Malay: langkah
Dutch: stap
Norwegian: skritt, trinn
Polish: krok
Persian: قدم
Pashto: قدم، پل، ګام ، پوړۍ (دزيم
Portuguese: passo
Romanian: pas
Russian: шаг
Slovak: krok
Slovenian: korak
Serbian: korak
Swedish: steg
Thai: ก้าว
Turkish: adım
Taiwanese: (腳)步
Ukrainian: крок
Urdu: چال
Vietnamese: bước chân, bước
Chinese: （脚）步
