stair-step verb2 •To walk up a set of stairs as exercise. •To use a strategy for big city walking to avoid staying on the same street; it involves turning at a corner, walking to the end of the block, crossing the street, then repeatingI'm going to stair-step from East 3rd and 50th down to West 44th and Seventh Avenue. formsstair-stepped · stair-stepping · stair-steps