Synonym: pace, tread, walk. Similar words: step by step, in step, step up, stem, steam, steak, steep, steer. Meaning: [step] 
n. 1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal 2. the distance covered by a step 3. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down 4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway 5. relative position in a graded series 6. a short distance 7. the sound of a step of someone walking 8. a musical interval of two semitones 9. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface 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. v. 1. shift or move by taking a step 2. put down or press the foot, place the foot 3. cause (a computer) to execute a single command 4. treat badly 5. furnish with steps 6. move with one's feet in a specific manner 7. walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner 8. place (a ship's mast) in its step 9. measure (distances) by pacing 10. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation.
n. 1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal 2. the distance covered by a step 3. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down 4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway 5. relative position in a graded series 6. a short distance 7. the sound of a step of someone walking 8. a musical interval of two semitones 9. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface 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. v. 1. shift or move by taking a step 2. put down or press the foot, place the foot 3. cause (a computer) to execute a single command 4. treat badly 5. furnish with steps 6. move with one's feet in a specific manner 7. walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner 8. place (a ship's mast) in its step 9. measure (distances) by pacing 10. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation. 
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241, The president need not step down so long as the elections are held under international supervision.
242, The hotel is only a short step from the beach.
243, The closure of the factories is seen as a retrograde step .
244, Becoming a doctor would be a step up the social ladder .
245, The new drug is a major step forward in the treatment of the disease.
246, Describe step by step how you went about achieving your goal.
247, This approach is now seriously out of step with the times.
248, We are learning to step back from ourselves and identify our strengths and weaknesses.
249, Would you like to step inside for a few minutes?
250, She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car.
251, No one is sure whether this plan will work(Sentencedict.com), but it's a step forward.
252, Samir failed to progress beyond this first step on the ladder.
253, The other countries on the Council are expected to fall into step with the US.
254, Even hardened cynics believe the meeting is a step towards peace.
255, If you step across to the shop, you will be able to buy the stationery you need.
256, The homeless sleep in doorways and stations - we step over their bodies like so much human flotsam.
257, "Well," I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.
258, I had a spring in my step when I walked into that office for the last time.
259, Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there's no one quite ready to step into your shoes.
260, The second step is to redesign the school system so that it produces a well-educated population.
261, The two countries have been unable to agree which step should come next.
262, Let's just step back from the problem and think about what we could do.
263, I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backwards.
264, They were reluctant to take any step that might be regarded as hostile.
265, The Republicans are out of step with the country,[http://sentencedict.com/step.html] Williams said.
266, He thinks that everyone is out of step except him.