step over

noun

A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.

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Meanings

nounstep over (plural step overs)

plural step overs · alternative stepover

  1. ball gamesA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.

    Synonyms: pedalada, Denilson

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

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

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step aside.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, over.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.

Similar
pedaladaDenilson

Translations

Catalan bicicleta
  • bicicletaa dribbling move in football
Czech překročit, překračovat
  • překročitTo carefully move to ensure one doesn't tread on someone or something
  • překračovatTo carefully move to ensure one doesn't tread on someone or something
Danish husmandsfinten
  • husmandsfintena dribbling move in football
Dutch schaarbeweging, schaar
  • schaarbeweginga dribbling move in football
  • schaara dribbling move in football
French passement de jambe
  • passement de jambea dribbling move in football
German Übersteiger
  • Übersteigera dribbling move in football
Hindi लाँघना
  • लाँघना (lāṅghnā)To carefully move to ensure one doesn't tread on someone or something
Italian doppio passo
  • doppio passoa dribbling move in football
Lithuanian peržengti
  • peržengtiTo carefully move to ensure one doesn't tread on someone or something
Māori tīkei
  • tīkeiTo carefully move to ensure one doesn't tread on someone or something
Polish przekładanka, przestępować nad
  • przekładankaa dribbling move in football
  • przestępować nadTo carefully move to ensure one doesn't tread on someone or something
  • przestąpić nadTo carefully move to ensure one doesn't tread on someone or something
Portuguese pedalada
  • pedaladaa dribbling move in football
Spanish bicicleta
  • bicicletaa dribbling move in football
Swedish överstegsfint
  • överstegsfinta dribbling move in football
Cite this entry
APA

step over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20over

MLA

“step over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20over. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20over.

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