To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace.
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder.
The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps.
A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
Gait; manner of walking; as, the approach of a man is often known by his step.
A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
In general, a framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
A block of wood secured to the keel, into which the heel of the mast is placed.
A unit of stairway that consists of a riser and a tread.
The transfer of weight from one foot to another
Where the diameter of a steel shaft "steps up" noticeably to a larger diameter.
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
place (a ship's mast) in its step
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
a changing of weight from one foot to the other
One unit of a stair, consisting of a riser and a tread. A stair is a series of steps
A single unit of a stair; the configuration of one riser and one tread to enable and accommodate, ascend or descend, floor or raised differential. (NOTE: See Riser. Single step units, where only one stair is used between platforms, must be avoided as they have been associated with many incidents.)
Location on a steel shaft where the diameter of the shaft "steps up" noticeably to a larger diameter. The average steel shaft has numerous steps arranged in a pattern unique to that shaft's specific model allowing clubmakers to distinguish one unmarked shaft from another.
The tread and riser combined
In a strict sense, a step, or a footstep, is a single move of one foot, usually involving full or partial weight transfer to the moving foot. However foot actions, such as tap, kick, etc., are also sometimes called "steps". For example, in a description: "step forward, replace, together" all three actions are steps. Sometimes it is important to define the exact limits of one (foot)step, i.e., exactly when it begins and ends. In describing the detailed technique in Standard and Smooth dances ( Waltz, Tango,...) it is agreed that in figures where the moving foot doesn't stop at the support foot a step begins (and the previous step ends) at the moment when the moving foot passes the support foot. Notice that according to this agrrement such steps do not begin/end at the "counts" 1, 2, etc. which normally match musical beats. In a broader sense, step means dance step, i.e., a dance figure, e.g., Basic Step, Triple Step.
the frame that the bottom of the mast ends into
Socket that holds the base of the mast.
Place the entire foot flat on the floor producing a click with the toe and heel at the same time transferring the body weight along the length of the foot while flexing the knee downward. When the term STEP is italicized, it indicates a strongly accented STEP.
The word used to indicate a movement of a foot with change of weight.
1) A fitting for the bottom of the mast. 2) The act of placing the foot of the mast in its step and raising the mast.