Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)measure, stepany maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal“the situation called for strong measures”,
“the police took steps to reduce crime” (n)footstep, pace, step, stridethe distance covered by a step“he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig” (n)stepthe act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down“he walked with unsteady steps” (n)step, stairsupport consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway“he paused on the bottom step” (n)gradation, steprelative position in a graded series“always a step behind”,
“subtle gradations in color”,
“keep in step with the fashions” (n)footprint, footmark, stepa mark of a foot or shoe on a surface“the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window” (n)stepa solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed (n)dance step, stepa sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance“he taught them the waltz step” Verbs
(v)stepshift or move by taking a step“step back” (v)step, treadput down or press the foot, place the foot“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”,
“step on the brake” (v)stepcause (a computer) to execute a single command (v)stepfurnish with steps“The architect wants to step the terrace” (v)stepmove with one's feet in a specific manner“step lively” (v)stepwalk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner“step over to the blackboard” (v)stepplace (a ship's mast) in its step (v)pace, stepmeasure (distances) by pacing“step off ten yards” (v)stepmove 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”