Sekirov Dictionary

doorstep

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3
phrases 1

noun3

•
An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
- Ailie was standing by the doorstep as he came down the road, and her heart stood still with joy. — 1902
•
(figurative) One's immediate neighborhood or locality.
- They want to build the prison right on our doorstep; it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me.
•
(UK, informal) A thick slice, especially of bread.
- I cut myself a doorstep of bread with masses of butter and went along to see Romanov while I was eating it. — 2003

verb2

To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc.
•
To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.
- Throughout her time in journalism, she doorstepped politicians, the child of a politician, crime victims, armed robbers, murderers, suspected murderers... — 1998

forms

doorstepped · doorstepping · doorsteps

Phrases with doorstep

on someone's doorstep
Very nearby.

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