stair-step

verb

To walk up a set of stairs as exercise.

“I'm going to stair-step from East 3rd and 50th down to West 44th and Seventh Avenue.”

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Meanings

verbstair-step (third-person singular simple present stair-steps, present participle stair-stepping, simple past and past participle stair-stepped)

present singular third person stair-steps · participle present stair-stepping · participle past stair-stepped · past stair-stepped

  1. To walk up a set of stairs as exercise.
  2. To use a strategy for big city walking to avoid staying on the same street; it involves turning at a corner, walking to the end of the block, crossing the street, then repeating

    I'm going to stair-step from East 3rd and 50th down to West 44th and Seventh Avenue.

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APA

stair-step. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stair-step

MLA

“stair-step.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stair-step. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stair-step,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stair-step.

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