noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story.
2. story ·vt to tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.
3. story ·noun a narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
4. story ·noun the relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.
5. story ·vt a set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.