Step

Step
Step Step, v. t. 1. To set, as the foot. [1913 Webster]

2. (Naut.) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]


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  • step — [step] n. [ME steppe < OE stepe, akin to Ger stapf < IE base * steb(h) , post (> STAMP): basic sense “to stamp feet”] 1. the act of moving and placing the foot forward, backward, sideways, up, or down, as in walking, dancing, or climbing …   English World dictionary

  • Step 7 — ist die aktuelle Programmiersoftware der Simatic S7 SPS Familie der Firma Siemens AG und ist der Nachfolger von Step 5. Step 7 beherrscht in der Basisversion folgende nach der DIN EN 61131 3 genormten Programmiersprachen: FBS… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • step*/*/*/ — [step] noun [C] I 1) a movement made by putting one foot in front of the other, or the sound that your feet make while you are walking I could hear the steps coming closer.[/ex] The postbox is just a few steps from my front door.[/ex] Tom took a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • step — ► NOUN 1) an act of lifting and setting down the foot or alternate feet, as in walking. 2) the distance covered by a step. 3) informal a short and easily walked distance. 4) a flat surface on which to place one s foot when moving from one level… …   English terms dictionary

  • Step — Step, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stepping}.] [AS. st[ae]ppan; akin to OFries. steppa, D. stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf. Gr. ? to shake… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Step — simulando un sistema a base de gasolina. Desarrollador …   Wikipedia Español

  • Step — Step, n. [AS. st[ae]pe. See {Step}, v. i.] 1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace. [1913 Webster] 2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • StEP — steht für: Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle Sixth Term Examination Paper Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, ein Berufsverband Stadtentsorgung Potsdam Standard for the exchange of product model data, ein CAD Datenformat nach ISO …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Step NC — La chaine numérique actuelle simplifiée Le STEP NC (STEP compliant Numerical Command) est un standard d’échange de données pour la programmation de commande numérique. Il est basé sur le standard STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Step 5 — ist eine Programmiersoftware für die speicherprogrammierbaren Steuerungen Simatic S5 von Siemens. Siemens hat diese Software am 1. Oktober 2005 abgekündigt, da die Simatic S5 nicht mehr weiterentwickelt wird. Nachfolgesteuerung ist die Simatic S7 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • step on it — or[step on the gas] {v. phr.} 1. To push down on the gas pedal to make a car go faster. * /Be very careful when you step on the gas. Don t go too fast./ Compare: GIVE IT THE GUN. 2. {informal} To go faster; hurry. * /Step on it, or we ll be late… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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