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high-step
[ hahy-step ]
verb (used without object)
, high-stepped, high-step·ping.
- to walk or run by raising the legs higher than normal.
verb (used with object)
, high-stepped, high-step·ping.
- to approach or step over by high-stepping.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of high-step1
First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences
One half, which was used to accommodate people, was reached by a high step and was comparatively dry.
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There was a high step down on to the deck, and an old sailor in a jersey standing by gave her his dry, hard hand.
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That gentleman's flail ceased its motion, then he threw it down and went to the door to help Ellen up the high step.
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A man helped her up the high step, and she found a seat just behind the driver.
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The difficulty is materially increased by the invariably high step at the front door.
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