STEP (2)

step (2). Step, n. a footstep, pace, gait, round of a ladder

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Step, v. t. 1. 1. To set, as the foot.
2. 2. (Naut.) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
To step off, to measure by steps, or paces; hence, to divide, as a space, or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.