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Footstep

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Noun

1. footfall, footstep, step

the sound of a step of someone walking

Example Sentences:
'he heard footsteps on the porch'

2. footstep

the act of taking a step in walking

3. footstep, pace, step, stride

the distance covered by a step

Example Sentences:
'he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Footstep

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noun
1. 
the action of taking a step in walking
2. 
the sound made by stepping or walking
3. 
the distance covered with a step; pace
4. 
a footmark
5. 
a single stair; step
6. 
to continue the tradition or example of another

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Footstep

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noun
1. 
a person's step
2. 
the distance covered in a step
3. 
the sound of a step; footfall
4. 
a footprint
5. 
a step in a stairway

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Footstep

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n.
1.
a. A step with the foot.
b. The sound of a foot stepping. Also called footfall.
2. The distance covered by a step: a footstep away.
3. See footprint.
4. A step on which to go up or down.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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