footstep
21footstep — foot|step [ˈfutstep] n the sound each step makes when someone is walking ▪ He heard someone s footsteps in the hall. →follow (in) sb s footsteps at ↑follow …
22footstep — foot|step [ fut,step ] noun count usually plural * the sound your feet make when you are walking: I heard my husband s footsteps coming up the stairs. follow in someone s footsteps to do the same work or achieve the same success as someone else… …
23footstep — See: follow in one s footsteps …
24footstep — n. step of the foot; sound of a step; footprint; distance covered by a step; one step of a flight of stairs …
25footstep — noun a step taken in walking, especially as heard by another person. Phrases follow (or tread) in someone s footsteps do as another person did before …
26footstep — n. 1. Footprint, footmark, track, trace. 2. Footfall, step, tread, sound of one s step. 3. Token, mark, sign, trace, vestige …
27footstep — noun (C) the sound made when someone walks a single step: heavy footsteps on the stairs see also: follow (in) sb s footsteps follow (16) …
28footstep — n footfall, step, tread; plod, plunk; pace, stride; footprint, footmark, track; trail, trace, Archaic. vestige, mark …
29footstep — [ˈfʊtstep] noun [C] the sound of a foot touching the ground as someone walks • follow in sb s footsteps to do the same work, or to achieve the same success, as someone else has done before you[/ex] She followed in her mother s footsteps and… …
30footstep — foot•step [[t]ˈfʊtˌstɛp[/t]] n. 1) the setting down of a foot, or the sound so produced 2) the distance covered by a step in walking; pace 3) a footprint 4) a step by which to ascend or descend • follow in someone s footsteps Etymology: 1175–1225 …