"stepover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stepovers [plural]
Etymology: 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 Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-stepover-en-noun-goutHP0Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 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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