n. Idiom: 1. a. A step with the foot. b. The sound of a foot stepping. Also called footfall. 2. The distance covered by a step: a footstep away. 3. See footprint. 4. A step on which to go up or down. follow in (someone's) footsteps To carry on the behavior, work, or tradition of. |
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