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Footstep

//ˈfʊtstɛp// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.

    "The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves."

  2. 2
    the act of taking a step in walking wordnet
  3. 3
    The indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken. broadly, figuratively, sometimes

    "To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair."

  4. 4
    the sound of a step of someone walking wordnet
  5. 5
    The sound made by walking, running etc.

    "The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall."

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  1. 6
    the distance covered by a step wordnet
  2. 7
    A step, as in a stair.

    "The garden path had a small footstep down to the main walkway."

  3. 8
    The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.

    "Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon."

  4. 9
    The act of taking a step.

    "Take one more footstep towards me, and I'll make you sorry!"

  5. 10
    An inclined plane under a hand printing press. obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English fotstep, fotstappe, from Old English *fōtstepe, *fōtstæpe (attested only in derivative fōtstappel (“footstep”)), equivalent to foot + step. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutstappe (“footstep”), West Frisian fuotstap (“footstep”), Dutch voetstap (“footstep”).

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