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 - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down;  support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway;  a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed;  a short distance;  any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;  a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance;  a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface;  a musical interval of two semitones;  the sound of a step of someone walking;  the distance covered by a step;  relative position in a graded series;  move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation;  place (a ship's mast) in its step;  shift or move by taking a step;  put down or press the foot, place the foot;  walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner;  move with one's feet in a specific manner;  furnish with steps;  cause (a computer) to execute a single command;  measure (distances) by pacing;  treat badly

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