"stepped" in the verb sense
1. step
shift or move by taking a step
"step back"
2. step, tread
put down or press the foot, place the foot
"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
"step on the brake"
3. step
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
4. mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat
treat badly
"This boss abuses his workers"
"She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
5. step
furnish with steps
"The architect wants to step the terrace"
6. step
move with one's feet in a specific manner
"step lively"
7. step
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
"step over to the blackboard"
8. step
place (a ship's mast) in its step
9. pace, step
measure (distances) by pacing
"step off ten yards"
10. step
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"
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