stepped off

Exited the vehicle

Stepped off means left a surface by stepping, especially descending from a vehicle, platform, or curb: She stepped off the bus.

In military contexts, to step off is to begin marching.

In slang, particularly in prison or street contexts, to step off means to back away or stop bothering someone: You better step off before this gets ugly.

Related

walked · walked away · strode · departed · took leave · exited · left behind · hopped · distanced · separated · broke away · withdrew · dismounted · disengaged · leapt · resigned · paced out · climbed

Opposites
embarkation/disembarkation

stepped offstepped on

Pressed with foot

boarded · got on · embarked · hopped on · mounted

vertical movement

stepped offstepped up

Increased in degree

ascended · mounted · scaled

BEGINNING/ENDING (military/ceremonial sense)

stepped offhalted

Came to rest

fell in · stood at attention · fell out · dismissed

Family

step, stepped, stepping, steps, stepwise, off, footstep, footsteps, misstep

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G