(figuratively) To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.

(rare) A person's adopted country.

Without steps or stairs acting as a hindrance or obstacle.

plural of step-country

plural of step deal

(film) A scriptwriter's contract paid in installments as progress is made.

To tell jokes too rapidly when performing comedy, failing to milk the maximum laughter from the audience.

To intervene in a dispute or act as mediator between two people or groups

(marching) An instance of roll stepping.

(marching) To march while playing an instrument, maintaining uniformity across performers by rolling the weight from back to front of the feet