Step (software) definition

(1) Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

"The situation called for strong measures"

"The police took steps to reduce crime"

(2) The act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

"He walked with unsteady steps"

(3) A sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

"He taught them the waltz step"

(4) Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

"He paused on the bottom step"

(5) A solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

(6) A mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

"The police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"

(7) A musical interval of two semitones

(8) The sound of a step of someone walking

"He heard footsteps on the porch"

(9) The distance covered by a step

"He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

(10) A short distance

"It's only a step to the drugstore"

(11) Relative position in a graded series

"Always a step behind"

"Subtle gradations in color"

"Keep in step with the fashions"

(12) 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"

(13) Measure (distances) by pacing

"Step off ten yards"

(14) Place (a ship's mast) in its step

(15) Shift or move by taking a step

"Step back"

(16) Put down or press the foot, place the foot

"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"

"Step on the brake"

(17) Walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

"Step over to the blackboard"

(18) Move with one's feet in a specific manner

"Step lively"

(19) Furnish with steps

"The architect wants to step the terrace"

(20) Treat badly

"This boss abuses his workers"

"She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

(21) Cause (a computer) to execute a single command