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n.
placing the foot
1) to make, take a ~ (to take a ~ backward)
2) to retrace one's ~s
3) a giant ( usu. fig .); mincing ~
4) ( usu. fig .) ~ by ~
sequence of movements
(dancing)
5) to execute, perform a ~
stride in marching
( mil .)
6) to keep in ~
7) to change ~
8) an even, steady ~
9) half; route ~
10) in ~; out of ~ (also fig .: she was out of ~ with everyone else)
action
11) to take a ~
12) a bold; careful, prudent; critical; dangerous; decisive; drastic; false; fatal; forward; giant; historic; positive; precautionary; preventive; rash, risky ~ (to take a giant ~ forward)
gait
13) a heavy ~
distance
14) a ~ from (their place is just a few ~s from the station)
II
v.
1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ between (the referee ~ped between the two boxers)
2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ into (to ~ into a room)
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ off (to ~ off a train)
4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on (she ~ped on my foot; to ~ on the brake)
5) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ out of (to ~ out of the room)
6) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ over (she ~ped over the body)