high-step

[ hahy-step ]

verb (used without object),high-stepped, high-step·ping.
  1. to walk or run by raising the legs higher than normal.

verb (used with object),high-stepped, high-step·ping.
  1. to approach or step over by high-stepping.

Origin of high-step

1
First 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. Nelson
  • There 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 Mansfield
  • That 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 Warner
  • A man helped her up the high step, and she found a seat just behind the driver.

  • The difficulty is materially increased by the invariably high step at the front door.