step off

verb

To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.

“He stepped off the train.”

Opposite
step
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Meanings

verbstep off (third-person singular simple present steps off, present participle stepping off, simple past and past participle stepped off)

present singular third person steps off · participle present stepping off · participle past stepped off · past stepped off

  1. separableTo measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.

    He measured the garden by stepping it off.

  2. African-American Vernacular; inseparable; African-American Vernacular; inseparableTo avoid a conflict; to back down.

    You better step off, man...

    Antonyms: step

  3. inseparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, off.

    He stepped off the train.

    1 more example

    Today, when stepping off the train, you're presented with a bright and airy concourse that's ringed with a variety of facilities.

    2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Eastbourne”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo avoid a conflict; to back down.

Opposite
step
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APA

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MLA

“step off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20off.

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