noun

1. An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.

2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.

3. A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.

   “He improved step by step, or by steps.”

Synonyms: stride

verb

1. To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.

2. To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.

   “to step to one of the neighbors”

3. To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.