Definitions of step:

• noun:   the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

  Example: "He walked with unsteady steps"

• noun:   support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

  Example: "He paused on the bottom step"

• noun:   a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
• noun:   a short distance

  Example: "It's only a step to the drugstore"

• noun:   any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

  Example: "The police took steps to reduce crime"

• noun:   a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

  Example: "He taught them the waltz step"

• noun:   relative position in a graded series

  Example: "Always a step behind"

• noun:   a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
• noun:   a musical interval of two semitones
• noun:   the sound of a step of someone walking

  Example: "He heard footsteps on the porch"

• noun:   the distance covered by a step

  Example: "He stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

• verb:   put down or press the foot, place the foot

  Example: "Step on the brake"

• verb:   walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

  Example: "Step over to the blackboard"

• verb:   move with one's feet in a specific manner

  Example: "Step lively"

• verb:   furnish with steps

  Example: "The architect wants to step the terrace"

• verb:   cause (a computer) to execute a single command
• verb:   place (a ship's mast) in its step
• verb:   move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

  Example: "She stepped into a life of luxury"

• verb:   shift or move by taking a step

  Example: "Step back"

• verb:   measure (distances) by pacing

  Example: "Step off ten yards"

• verb:   treat badly

  Example: "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #77680)