English Explanatory Dictionary

understep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Not to go as far as a boundary or limit.
  2. To take a step that is not far enough forward.
  3. To have a gait in which the hind foot touches the ground behind the point where the front foot touches the ground.
noun
  1. A gait in which the hind feet touch the ground behind the point where the front feet touch the ground.
  2. A step that acts as a base to hold something.
  3. The underside of a step.
  4. A movement in which one understeps.
adj
  1. Underneath a step.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-understep.wav

Word forms

understep understeps understepping understepped

Etymology

From under- + step.

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