Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) footstep, pace, step, stride (the distance covered by a step) "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
S: (n) step (the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down) "he walked with unsteady steps"
S: (n) step, stair (support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway) "he paused on the bottom step"
S: (n) gradation, step (relative position in a graded series) "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
S: (n) step, stone's throw (a short distance) "it's only a step to the drugstore"
S: (n) footfall, footstep, step (the sound of a step of someone walking) "he heard footsteps on the porch"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) step (a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed)
S: (n) dance step, step (a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance) "he taught them the waltz step"
Verb
S: (v) step (shift or move by taking a step) "step back"
S: (v) step, tread (put down or press the foot, place the foot) "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
S: (v) step (cause (a computer) to execute a single command)