| back-step |
a step taken backwards. [2 definitions] |
| false step |
a stumble. [2 definitions] |
| goose step |
a marching step in which the legs are swung high and the knees kept stiff and straight. |
| half step |
an interval in music that is halfway between two notes. |
| in step |
moving to a rhythm with another person. |
| lock step |
a way of marching extremely close together and precisely in unison so that marchers' legs do not collide with the legs of those in front of them. [2 definitions] |
| one-step |
a ballroom dance that consists of an unbroken series of quick walking steps and is danced to ragtime music. [3 definitions] |
| side step |
the taking of a step to one side, or a step taken sideways. |
| step back |
to discontinue some action in order to consider what one is doing more calmly or objectively. |
| step down |
to resign from a high position. |
| step on someone's toes |
to annoy or anger by trying to take over someone else's job or role. |
| step-down |
designating a transformer that reduces voltage, or a gear that reduces speed. [2 definitions] |
| step-in |
put on by being stepped into. [2 definitions] |
| step-up |
an increase, as in rate or quantity, esp. one taking place in discrete stages. [3 definitions] |
| two-step |
a ballroom dance, similar to a slow fox trot, in two-four time and characterized by long sliding steps. [2 definitions] |