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  • 111step-on — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from step on, v. : opened by means of a pedal 14 quart step on can in chrome plated steel advt * * * /step on , awn /, adj. made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage. [adj. use of v.… …

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  • 112Step 21 — Die gemeinnützige Initiative „step21 – Initiative für Toleranz und Verantwortung. Jugend fordert!“ arbeitet seit 1998 mit Kindern und Jugendlichen in medienpädagogischen Projekten. Gegründet wurde die Initiative von Sonja Lahnstein Kandel in… …

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  • 113step — 1. verb /stɛp/ a) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession. to step to one of the neighbors b) To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a… …

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  • 114step on it — verb a) To drive fast; to step on the accelerator. If I step on it, I can still arrive on time. b) To act quickly. Theyll have to step on it to finish the …

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  • 115step — 1. In dentistry, a dove tailed or similarly shaped projection of a cavity prepared in a tooth into a surface perpendicular to the main part of the cavity for the purpose of preventing displacement of the restoration (filling) by the …

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  • 116step — [OE] Step, together with its relatives German stapfen and Dutch steppen, comes from a prehistoric West Germanic base *stap ‘tread’ (a nasalized version of which produced English stamp). (Russian step, source of English steppe [17], is not related …

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  • 117step in — PHRASAL VERB If you step in, you get involved in a difficult situation because you think you can or should help with it. [V P] If no agreement was reached, the army would step in... [V P] There are circumstances in which the State must step in to …

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  • 118step — n 1. footstep, stride, pace, military pace. 2. footfall, tread, tramp, pad; clip clop, clippety clop, hoofbeat. 3. footprint, footmark, print, track; trail, spoor, vestige, imprint. 4. gait, walk, bearing, carriage; shuffle, hobble; mincing step; …

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  • 119step in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms step in : present tense I/you/we/they step in he/she/it steps in present participle stepping in past tense stepped in past participle stepped in to become involved in a discussion or argument, especially in… …

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  • 120step on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms step on : present tense I/you/we/they step on he/she/it steps on present participle stepping on past tense stepped on past participle stepped on step on someone to treat someone badly, especially because they… …

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