high-step
[ hahy-step ]
verb (used without object),high-stepped, high-step·ping.
to walk or run by raising the legs higher than normal.
verb (used with object),high-stepped, high-step·ping.
to approach or step over by high-stepping.
Origin of high-step
1First recorded in 1840–50
Words Nearby high-step
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How to use high-step in a sentence
One half, which was used to accommodate people, was reached by a high step and was comparatively dry.
Silver Chimes in Syria | W. S. NelsonThere was a high step down on to the deck, and an old sailor in a jersey standing by gave her his dry, hard hand.
The Garden Party | Katherine MansfieldThat gentleman's flail ceased its motion, then he threw it down and went to the door to help Ellen up the high step.
The Wide, Wide World | Susan WarnerA man helped her up the high step, and she found a seat just behind the driver.
Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm | Mabel C. HawleyThe difficulty is materially increased by the invariably high step at the front door.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic | Sidney L. Gulick
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