I. door ‧ step 1 /ˈdɔːstep $ ˈdɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a step just outside a door to a house or building
on the doorstep
He stood on the doorstep, straightening his tie.
the front doorstep
2 . on sb’s/the doorstep
a) very near someone’s home:
Wow! You’ve got the beach right on your doorstep!
b) at someone’s home:
I got a shock when he just turned up on the doorstep.
3 . British English informal a very thick piece of bread
II. doorstep 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle doorstepped , present participle doorstepping ) [intransitive and transitive] British English
if politicians or ↑ journalist s doorstep people, they visit people at their homes in order to get votes or information – often used to show disapproval:
Journalists had doorstepped the couple and their neighbours.