Sekirov Dictionary

understep

noun 4
verb 3
adjective 1
forms 3

noun4

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A gait in which the hind feet touch the ground behind the point where the front feet touch the ground.
- The resulting trail is an understep walk—the hind tracks in each pair register behind the front tracks. — 2010
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A movement in which one understeps.
- Understeps were easy to detect, as the paw missed the rung entirely and the rat had to catch itself so it didn't stumble. — 2012
•
The underside of a step.
- In the back room and understeps, recessed lights are used. — 1984
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A step that acts as a base to hold something.
- Written in minuscule script and placed on the shaded understep at the feet of the Virgin, the pious dedication was appropriate for the subject and its intended location. — 2009

verb3

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Not to go as far as a boundary or limit.
- The Questers were many, and fortunately the Answerer did not too often overstep or understep the mark. — 1897
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To take a step that is not far enough forward.
- As an instance of this inability to control the muscles well, may be cited the almost constant tendency to understep or overstep especially with the fore legs. — 1907
To have a gait in which the hind foot touches the ground behind the point where the front foot touches the ground.

adjective1

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Underneath a step.
- Escalator modernization including handrail speed monitors, Safe-T- Brakes, emergency stop relocation, understep lighting, reconditioning of steps and related improvements. — 2000

forms

understepped · understepping · understeps

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