stair-step in English

Forms: stair-steps [present, singular, third-person], stair-stepping [participle, present], stair-stepped [participle, past], stair-stepped [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} stair-step (third-person singular simple present stair-steps, present participle stair-stepping, simple past and past participle stair-stepped)

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        "To walk up a set of stairs as exercise."
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          "text": "I'm going to stair-step from East 3rd and 50th down to West 44th and Seventh Avenue.",
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        "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"
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"stair-step" meaning in English

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