Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

step over

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables
step over
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

verb

To relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step aside.

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, over.

Usage

Inflected Forms

step overs (plural) stepover (alternative) steps over (present, singular) stepping over (participle, present) stepped over (participle, past) stepped over (past)

Synonyms

pedalada Denilson

Questions

What does step over mean?
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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