"stepover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stepovers [plural]
Etymology: From step + over. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|step|over}} step + over Head templates: {{en-noun}} stepover (plural stepovers)
  1. (soccer) Alternative form of step over. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: step over
    Sense id: en-stepover-en-noun-goutHP0Y Categories (other): Football (soccer), English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. A type of espalier where the tree or bush is made to grow horizontally above the ground, like a fence-rail.
    Sense id: en-stepover-en-noun-mluTaOpR

Inflected forms

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