Commentary: any nonspatial maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
Examples:
The situation called for strong measures.
The police took steps to reduce crime.
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PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: footstep, pace, stride - the distance covered by a step (used to measure length)
Examples:
He walked off ten steps from the old tree and began to dig.
The box was buried fifteen steps from the corner of the garage.
The treasure map's form of measurements were in steps.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: STEP[+event] the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
Examples:
His steps were unsteady.
His ankle hurt more with each step.
Taking those five steps took all of his courage.
He took ten minutes to walk those five steps.
Mappings:
PropBank: step.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
Examples:
He paused on the bottom step.
The staircase had 15 spiraling steps.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: relative position in a graded series
Examples:
...always a step behind
Subtle steps in color...
Keep in step with the fashions.
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PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: a short distance - underestimate of measurement sense
Examples:
It is only a step to the drugstore.
We moved only a step from the ice cream store.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: footfall, footstep - the sound of a step of someone walking
Examples:
He heard steps on the porch.
Fido began barking when he heard steps in the driveway.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 7
Commentary: whole tone, whole step - a musical interval of two semitones
Examples:
Most of the piece was written in whole steps.
Mappings:
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Commentary: footprint, footmark - a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface (result of a step)
Examples:
The police made casts of the footprint in the mud.
The animal's dusty steps could be seen all over the cars.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 9
Commentary: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
Examples:
The step became unstable after the shipwreck.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 10
Commentary: dance step - a sequence of foot movements that make-up a particular dance
Examples:
He taught them the waltz step.
Mappings:
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 11