step out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [step out]
- /stɛp aʊt/
- /step ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [step out]
- /stɛp aʊt/

Definitions of step out words

noun step out a 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. 1
noun step out such a movement followed by a movement of equal distance of the other foot: The soldier took one step forward and stood at attention. 1
noun step out the space passed over or the distance measured by one such movement of the foot. 1
noun step out the sound made by the foot in making such a movement. 1
noun step out a mark or impression made by the foot on the ground; footprint. 1
noun step out the manner of walking; gait; stride. 1

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Origin of step out

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

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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Parts of speech for Step out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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step out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for step out

verb step out

blow off steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
debouch — (esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place
debouches — to march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops: The platoon debouched from the defile into the plain.
hoof it — the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
kick over the traces — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.

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