step down

1.any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;

the situation called for strong measures

2.the distance covered by a step;

he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig

3.the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down;

he walked with unsteady steps

4.support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway;

he paused on the bottom step

5.relative position in a graded series;

always a step behind

6.a short distance;

it's only a step to the drugstore

7.the sound of a step of someone walking;

he heard footsteps on the porch

8.a musical interval of two semitones

9.a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface;

the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window

10. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

11. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance;

he taught them the waltz step

1.shift or move by taking a step;

step back

2.put down or press the foot, place the foot;

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread

3.cause (a computer) to execute a single command

4.treat badly;

This boss abuses his workers

5.furnish with steps;

The architect wants to step the terrace

6.move with one's feet in a specific manner;

step lively

7.walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner;

step over to the blackboard

8.place (a ship's mast) in its step

9.measure (distances) by pacing;

step off ten yards

10. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation;

She stepped into a life of luxury