Crossword clues for stepped
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Step \Step\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stepped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stepping.] [AS. st[ae]ppan; akin to OFries. steppa, D. stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf. Gr. ? to shake about, handle roughly, stamp (?). Cf. Stamp, n. & a.]
To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance; as, to step to one of the neighbors.
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To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
Home the swain retreats, His flock before him stepping to the fold.
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Fig.: To move mentally; to go in imagination. They are stepping almost three thousand years back into the remotest antiquity. --Pope. To step aside, to walk a little distance from the rest; to retire from company. To step forth, to move or come forth. To step in or To step into.
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To walk or advance into a place or state, or to advance suddenly in.
Whosoever then first, after the troubling of the water, stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
--John v. 4. To enter for a short time; as, I just stepped into the house.
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To obtain possession without trouble; to enter upon easily or suddenly; as, to step into an estate. To step out.
(Mil.) To increase the length, but not the rapidity, of the step, extending it to thirty-tree inches.
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To go out for a short distance or a short time.
To step short (Mil.), to diminish the length or rapidity of the step according to the established rules.
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Stepped \Stepped\, a. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.
Stepped gear, a cogwheel of which the teeth cross the face in a series of steps.
Wiktionary
Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs. v
(en-past of: step)
WordNet
n. 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]
the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, stride]
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: stair]
relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: gradation]
a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: stone's throw]
the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep]
a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone, whole tone, whole 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" [syn: footprint, footmark]
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: dance step]
v. shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: tread]
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat]
furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
place (a ship's mast) in its step
measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: pace]
move 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"
See step
Usage examples of "stepped".
Two roughly garbed invaders stepped into the glare of the acetylene light.
Theodore whispered, and then he stepped on the gas and the ambulance lurched forward.
When the swayvan with the Sugarat came around the Berth wall and cruised toward the cement modules of the police barracks, Chief Anareta stepped out of the shadows.
It was a singsong, as Raylee held her hands out, appleless, and stepped into the circle of ghouls.
He appraised her for a moment and then stepped closer, giving her a gentle slap.
And so, as if he were a worthy Architect properly gowned and cleansed, he opened the door to the meditation hall and stepped inside.
When they stepped back to compliment each other on their artistry, she breathed a sigh of relief.
SJHLJh stepped last of all through the archway of light that she had woven between star and standing stone.
The figure stopped beside the autogiro, and noiselessly stepped aboard.
Great Lorenzo stepped casually up beside the still-kneeling automaton replica of the princess.
Then he almost stepped off into space, and told the mare he was sorry for cussing it as a balker once he saw why the trail ran the way it did.
Tell Ser Balon that Darkstar tried to kill her and Ser Arys stepped between them and saved her life.
Captain Barker stepped down to the Fish and Anchor to borrow a bottle of ink.
A pale sunshine touched the edge of the pavement across the road, and while Captain Barker was settling the bill, the doctor stepped across and picked a dice-box out of the gutter.
The air smelled of musky damp fur and baked scales, of nic-i-tain smoke, of space suits that had not been decontaminated in months, and of intoxicants from dozens of different worlds, Reegesk stepped to the bar, ordered a cup of Rydan brew from Wuher the bartender, and scanned the room for a likely customer.