"stair-step" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stair-steps [present, singular, third-person], stair-stepping [participle, present], stair-stepped [participle, past], stair-stepped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} stair-step (third-person singular simple present stair-steps, present participle stair-stepping, simple past and past participle stair-stepped)
  1. To walk up a set of stairs as exercise.
    Sense id: en-stair-step-en-verb-D9oF8sxo
  2. 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 repeating
    Sense id: en-stair-step-en-verb-EnMqxd12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

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