outstep
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a word derived from
step.
stepnouna movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
Example Sentences
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If you know your skill set, your interests, your needs and who you are, you won’t make too many mistakes—because you won’t outstep what you know how to do.
From Washington Post ● May 22, 2015
It's my first time at the Oliviers, so I don't want to outstep my balance; I'm not going to wear magenta or neon and have you guys talking about me the next day.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2013
Jordan Turner-Hall decided that trying to outstep a rush defence was counter-productive and chipped into space for his fellow centre, George Lowe, to pick up ahead of Ojo and score.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2010
Michael Angelo's ideals belong to a nobler, stronger generation, as if he had had demigods in his mind, just as Schiller's poetical forms, in another manner, often outstep the measure of the ordinary mortal....
From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton
In the classroom she will usually outstep him in mathematics.
From The Business of Being a Woman by Ida M. Tarbell