Meaning

3 senses
  1. (plural, plural only)A course followed by a person in walking or as walking

    She followed the steps of the girl beside her

    Her mother was a writer and Con had always determined to follow in her steps.

    the course along which a person has walked or is walking in

  2. (plural, plural only)A flight of stairs, especially out of doors

    He clumped up the steps.

    a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

  3. (UK, plural, plural only)Stepladder

Forms

plural: stepses
Singularsteps
Pluralstepses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a flight of stairs or a flight of steps:stairs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
steps — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto