step

step (http://definr.com/step)

     n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the
          situation called for strong measures"; "the police took
          steps to reduce crime" [syn: measure]
     2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
        from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace,
         stride]
     3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting
        it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
     4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while
        ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the
        bottom step" [syn: stair]
     5: relative position in a graded series: "always a step
        behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with
        the fashions" [syn: gradation]
     6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn:
        stone's throw]
     7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
        on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep]
     8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone, {whole
        tone}, whole step]
     9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; a clue that someone
        was present; "the police made casts of the footprints in
        the soft earth outside the window" [syn: footprint, footmark]
     10: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular
         dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: dance step]
     v 1: take a step
     2: put down the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where
        angels fear to tread" [syn: tread]