2. (Naut.) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
[1913 Webster]
{To step off}, to measure by steps, or paces; hence, to divide, as a space, or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
step off — {v.} 1. To walk or march quickly. * /The drum major lowered his baton and the band stepped off./ 2. or[pace off]. To measure by taking a series of steps in a line. * /The farmer stepped off the edge of the field to see how much fencing he would… … Dictionary of American idioms
step off — {v.} 1. To walk or march quickly. * /The drum major lowered his baton and the band stepped off./ 2. or[pace off]. To measure by taking a series of steps in a line. * /The farmer stepped off the edge of the field to see how much fencing he would… … Dictionary of American idioms
step-off — /step awf , of /, n. an abrupt drop, as from a shoreline into deep water. [n. use of v. phrase step off] * * * … Universalium
step-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from step off, v. 1. : an act or instance of stepping off 2. a. : an abrupt dropping off of a shore line into deep water b. : a place where such a dropping off occurs … Useful english dictionary
step off — v To back away, back off. You better step off before you get in trouble! 1980s … Historical dictionary of American slang
step off the curb — in. to die. □ Ralph almost stepped off the curb during his operation. □ I’m too young to step off the curb … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
step off — phr verb Step off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑kerb, ↑pavement, ↑plane, ↑stage … Collocations dictionary
step\ off — v 1. To walk or march quickly. The drum major lowered his baton and the band stepped off. 2. or pace off. To measure by taking a series of steps in a line. The farmer stepped off the edge of the field to see how much fencing he would need. The… … Словарь американских идиом
step off — vb American 1. to opt out, desist, stop 2. to lose one s temper, become aggres sive Both usages originated in black street slang and may refer to the figurative sense of stepping off the straight and narrow, or the physical sense of leaving a… … Contemporary slang
step off on the wrong foot — start in the wrong way, make a bad start … English contemporary dictionary
