stepping on
Placing weight upon
Stepping on something is placing your foot on it, whether accidentally or deliberately.
To step on someone's toes—literally or figuratively—is to encroach on their territory or offend them.
Stepping on a line in a performance means talking over another actor's dialogue.
In drug slang, stepping on a product means diluting it to increase profit: The dealer stepped on the cocaine with baby powder.
- tramplingCrushing underfoot repeatedly
- stompTread heavily
- pressApply force downward
- treadSurface that grips ground
- footLeg's lowest part
dance floor · gas pedal · dominate · humiliation · belittle · walking · ground · thin ice · heel · crush · bug · marginalize · power imbalance · exploit · disrespect · little guy · vulnerability · sole
stepping onsidestepping
Moving aside to avoid
clearing · straddling · avoiding · dodging · missing
stepping onelevating
Lifting to higher level
supporting · respecting · empowering · uplifting · championing
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