step on
Press with foot
To step on something is to place your foot on it, whether accidentally I stepped on broken glass or deliberately Step on the brake.
To step on someone's toes is to offend or encroach on their territory.
To step on it means to hurry up, from pressing a car's accelerator.
In drug slang, to step on product is to dilute it with cutting agents to increase profit.
Crush by stepping
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
dismiss · snub · brush aside · walk all over · offend · slight · insult · ride roughshod
Defeat by superior force
- subjugateBring under dominion
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- controlAuthority to direct
- intimidateInstill fear to control
oppress · bully · assert · subdue · conquer · domineer · strong-arm · lord over
Accelerate to maximum speed
- gun itAccelerate suddenly and fully
- speed upIncrease velocity or rate
- hurryMove with urgency
- rushQuick sudden movement
hasten · accelerate · gas pedal · throttle · pedal to the metal
flatten
Make level or smooth
trample · compress · squish · mash · crunch · smash · grind · press down · bear down · pound
trample
Crush by stepping
belittle · dismiss · snub · brush aside · walk all over · offend · slight · insult · ride roughshod · bulldoze
overpower
Defeat by superior force
intimidate · oppress · bully · assert · subdue · conquer · domineer · strong-arm · lord over · boss around
floor it
Accelerate to maximum speed
rush · hasten · accelerate · gas pedal · throttle · pedal to the metal
- everyday mistakesslip, typos, trip, spelling errors, fall
- touchestouch, pat, tap, rub, stroke
- compressioncompress, compression, compressor, compressing, compact
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble