FOOTSTEP DEFINITIONS - 11 definitions found
footstep n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step] 2: the act of taking a step in walking 3: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] footstep ˈfutstep See: FOLLOW IN ONE'S FOOTSTEPS. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) footstep noun Date: 13th century 1. the mark of the foot ; track 2. a. tread b. distance covered by a step ; pace 3. a step on which to ascend or descend 4. a way of life, conduct, or action <followed in his father's footsteps> Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary footstep (footsteps) 1. A footstep is the sound or mark that is made by someone walking each time their foot touches the ground. I heard footsteps outside. N-COUNT: usu pl 2. If you follow in someone's footsteps, you do the same things as they did earlier. My father is extremely proud that I followed in his footsteps and became a doctor. PHRASE: V inflects English Explanatory Dictionary footstep ˈfutstep n. 1 a step taken in walking. 2 the sound of this. øfollow (or tread) in a person's footsteps do as another person did before. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Footstep \Foot"step`\, n. 1. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom. How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses. --Bryant. 2. An inclined plane under a hand printing press. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms footstep n. 1. Footprint, footmark, track, trace. 2. Footfall, step, tread, sound of one's step. 3. Token, mark, sign, trace, vestige. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) footstep ˈfutstep n. 1 step, footfall, tread: I recognized her footstep. 2 Usually, footsteps. footprint(s), track, trail, trace, spoor, footmark(s); tradition, example, way of life: He followed in his master's footsteps. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 74 Moby Thesaurus words for "footstep": boss, bump, clop, colophon, concavity, convexity, dactylogram, dactylograph, dent, dint, doorstep, embossment, example, excrescence, fingerprint, footfall, footmark, footprint, footprints, footrest, footsteps, fossil footprint, hippety-hop, hoofbeat, hop, ichnite, ichnolite, impress, impression, imprint, indent, indentation, indention, jump, lump, pace, pad, paw print, pawmark, pimple, print, pug, pugmark, rest, riser, round, rundle, rung, scale, seal, sigil, signet, skip, spoke, spoor, stair, stamp, stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stride, string, stud, thumbmark, thumbprint, trace, track, tract, tradition, trail, tread, vestige, way of life |
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