(figuratively) To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.

plural of step deal

(film) A scriptwriter's contract paid in installments as progress is made.

To tell jokes too rapidly when performing comedy, failing to milk the maximum laughter from the audience.

plural of dance step

To intervene in a dispute or act as mediator between two people or groups

A shuffling dance move in which the feet are initially placed in an orientation like the letter T.

plural of T-step

In dancing, gymnastics: a step in which one foot is crossed over another; or the action of taking such a step or steps.

simple past tense and past participle of roll step