simple past tense and past participle of catch step

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catch step

present participle of catch step

To match the pace (of another person or a beat). / (metaphoric) To change so as to function harmoniously with; fit in. / (metaphoric) To adjust to advances in circumstances or criteria; catch up.

A step in which one foot meets the other foot without passing it and the weight shifts to the foot that just moved. / A pause in order to assimilate new information.

plural of step change

(transitive) To exit a place on foot, often for a short time. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To date, to be in a romantic relationship.

plural of step-father; alternative spelling of stepfathers

A misstep; a stumble. / (figuratively) An erroneous action or decision.

(roofing) Individual pieces of sheet metal material used to flash walls, around chimneys, dormers and such projections along the slope of a roof. Individual pieces are overlapped and stepped up the vertical wall.