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step on

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step on
vb (intr, preposition)
1. to place or press the foot on
2. Informal to behave harshly or contemptuously towards
3. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang to adulterate drugs
step on it Informal to go more quickly, hurry up
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Verb1.step onstep on - place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown"
tread, step - put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"


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Ascending another step on the social ladder, she took her stand on the platform of patronage, and charitably looked down on me as an object of pity.
He heard a step on the stairs, and again for an instant the thought of tramps tore through him.
 
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