"step on" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "steps on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stepping on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stepped on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stepped on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "step on (third-person singular simple present steps on, present participle stepping on, simple past and past participle stepped on)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994 December 18, NICK LEZARD, “Stepped-On X”, in alt.psychoactives (Usenet)",
          "text": "This seems implausible. If ecstasy is going to be stepped on, you'd dilute it with something cheaper than heroin.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut."
      ],
      "id": "en-step_on-en-verb-8UJfS6Bc",
      "links": [
        [
          "adulterate",
          "adulterate"
        ],
        [
          "drug",
          "drug"
        ],
        [
          "bulk",
          "bulk"
        ],
        [
          "dilute",
          "dilute"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "recreational drugs",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(recreational drugs, transitive) To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985 April 20, Terry Baum, Monica Hileman, “Fighting Self-Censorship”, in Gay Community News, page 12",
          "text": "He had been stepped on so many times he just didn't even get angry anymore.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Kevin Leman, Living in a Step-Family Without Getting Stepped on, page 264",
          "text": "When that happens, you'll be able to move beyond simply trying to avoid being stepped on or stepping on others in your blended family, and you can concentrate on your real goal: […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To oppress or mistreat (a person)."
      ],
      "id": "en-step_on-en-verb-0gXHbHkU",
      "links": [
        [
          "oppress",
          "oppress"
        ],
        [
          "mistreat",
          "mistreat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To oppress or mistreat (a person)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tread"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 16 72 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 16 59 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (on)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission."
      ],
      "id": "en-step_on-en-verb-lL3LAn-u",
      "links": [
        [
          "interrupt",
          "interrupt"
        ],
        [
          "overpower",
          "overpower"
        ],
        [
          "override",
          "override"
        ],
        [
          "transmission",
          "transmission"
        ],
        [
          "frequency",
          "frequency"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(radio communications, transitive) To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "radio",
        "radio-communications"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, on."
      ],
      "id": "en-step_on-en-verb-9yaEwrtY",
      "links": [
        [
          "step",
          "step#English"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "step on"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (on)",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "steps on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stepping on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stepped on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stepped on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "step on (third-person singular simple present steps on, present participle stepping on, simple past and past participle stepped on)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994 December 18, NICK LEZARD, “Stepped-On X”, in alt.psychoactives (Usenet)",
          "text": "This seems implausible. If ecstasy is going to be stepped on, you'd dilute it with something cheaper than heroin.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adulterate",
          "adulterate"
        ],
        [
          "drug",
          "drug"
        ],
        [
          "bulk",
          "bulk"
        ],
        [
          "dilute",
          "dilute"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "recreational drugs",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(recreational drugs, transitive) To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985 April 20, Terry Baum, Monica Hileman, “Fighting Self-Censorship”, in Gay Community News, page 12",
          "text": "He had been stepped on so many times he just didn't even get angry anymore.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Kevin Leman, Living in a Step-Family Without Getting Stepped on, page 264",
          "text": "When that happens, you'll be able to move beyond simply trying to avoid being stepped on or stepping on others in your blended family, and you can concentrate on your real goal: […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To oppress or mistreat (a person)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oppress",
          "oppress"
        ],
        [
          "mistreat",
          "mistreat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To oppress or mistreat (a person)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tread"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "interrupt",
          "interrupt"
        ],
        [
          "overpower",
          "overpower"
        ],
        [
          "override",
          "override"
        ],
        [
          "transmission",
          "transmission"
        ],
        [
          "frequency",
          "frequency"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(radio communications, transitive) To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "radio",
        "radio-communications"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, on."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "step",
          "step#English"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "step on"
}