stepover

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noun

A type of espalier where the tree or bush is made to grow horizontally above the ground, like a fence-rail.

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Meanings

nounstepover (plural stepovers)

plural stepovers

  1. alternativeball gamesAlternative form of step over.

    Fernando Amorebieta seemed to have checked him, but a stepover created a fraction of room that became significant as the defender slipped, giving Falcao just enough space to curl a superb finish into the top corner.

    2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian
  2. A type of espalier where the tree or bush is made to grow horizontally above the ground, like a fence-rail.

Origin

From step + over.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“stepover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepover. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepover.

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