Crossword clues for step down
Wiktionary
step down
vb. (context idiomatic English) To resign from office.
WordNet
step down
v. give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: leave office, quit, resign] [ant: take office]
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" [syn: de-escalate, weaken] [ant: escalate]