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  1. imp. & p. p. of Step
  2. a. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.
  3. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key. Stepped gear, a cogwheel of which the teeth cross the face in a series of steps.
  4. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets orparts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key. Steppedgear, a cogwheel of which the teeth cross the face in a series ofsteps.
  5. j:100 v shift or move by taking a step v put down or press the foot, place the foot v cause (a computer) to execute a single command v treat badly v furnish with steps v move with one's feet in a specific manner v walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner v place (a ship's mast) in its step v measure (distances) by pacing v move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation