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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

stair-step en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To walk up a set of stairs as exercise.
  2. To use a strategy for big city walking to avoid staying on the same street; it involves turning at a corner, walking to the end of the block, crossing the street, then repeating
    • I'm going to stair-step from East 3rd and 50th down to West 44th and Seventh Avenue.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stair-steps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
stair-stepped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stair-stepped Tense=Past lexicographic
stair-stepping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

stair-stepper