English Dictionary

understep

noun

A gait in which the hind feet touch the ground behind the point where the front feet touch the ground. / A step that acts as a base to hold something. / The underside of a step.

I always understep the instructions.

意味（1）

A gait in which the hind feet touch the ground behind the point where the front feet touch the ground.

The resulting trail is an understep walk—the hind tracks in each pair register behind the front tracks.

意味（2）

A step that acts as a base to hold something.

Written in minuscule script and placed on the shaded understep at the feet of the Virgin, the pious dedication was appropriate for the subject and its intended location.

意味（3）

The underside of a step.

In the back room and understeps, recessed lights are used.

意味（4）

A movement in which one understeps.

Understeps were easy to detect, as the paw missed the rung entirely and the rat had to catch itself so it didn't stumble.