Words nearby step
Idioms for step
Origin of step
before 900; (v.) Middle English steppen, Old English steppan; cognate with Old High German stepfen; akin to stamp; (noun) Middle English; Old English stepe
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British Dictionary definitions for step on it (1 of 3)
step
/ (stɛp) /
noun
verb steps, stepping or stepped
Derived forms of step
steplike, adjectiveWord Origin for step
Old English stepe, stæpe; related to Old Frisian stap, stepe, Old High German stapfo (German Stapfe footprint), Old Norse stapi high rock
British Dictionary definitions for step on it (2 of 3)
Step
/ (stɛp) /
noun
- a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- (as modifier)Step aerobics
British Dictionary definitions for step on it (3 of 3)
STEP
/ (stɛp) /
n acronym for
Special Temporary Employment Programme
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Idioms and Phrases with step on it (1 of 2)
step on it
Hurry up, go faster, as in Step on it or we are going to be late. This idiom alludes to stepping on a vehicle's gas pedal. [Colloquial; c. 1920]
Idioms and Phrases with step on it (2 of 2)
step
In addition to the idioms beginning with step
- step aside
- step by step
- step down
- step in
- step in the right direction, a
- step into
- step into someone's shoes
- step on it
- step on someone's toes
- step out
- step out of line
- step up
also see:
- false step
- in step
- (step) out of line
- take steps
- watch one's step
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