step on
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut.
Transitive verb
verb
To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission.
Transitive verb
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, on.
Example Sentences
- "This seems implausible. If ecstasy is going to be stepped on, you'd dilute it with something cheaper than heroin."
- "He had been stepped on so many times he just didn't even get angry anymore."
- "When that happens, you'll be able to move beyond simply trying to avoid being stepped on or stepping on others in your blended family, and you can concentrate on your real goal: […]"
- "He stepped on to the vicious man."
- "They're stepping on our operations."
- "He stepped on a rock."