"Steps" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
1. Footprints or marks left in the ground by someone walking: The path was marked by the footprints of hikers.
2. A series of moves or actions taken in order to achieve a particular goal: My plan has several steps that I need to follow in order to complete the project.
3. The design on a football (specifically American football): The team rotated their steps to confuse the opponents.
4. A step-down or a progression of measurements decreased or increased by a fixed amount, often used to compare classifier winners: The steps from climb to crowning glory are always different for beauty pageant winners.
5. A level or stage on a scale.