Phrase guide

step off

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: separable

Examples

  • He measured the garden by stepping it off.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To avoid a conflict; to back down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular; inseparable; African-American Vernacular; inseparable

Examples

  • You better step off, man...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: step

3

verb

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, off.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: inseparable

Examples

  • He stepped off the train.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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