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step over

step over 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.

Noun

step over (plural step overs)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    pedalada, Denilson

Verb

step over (third-person singular simple present steps over, present participle stepping over, simple past and past participle stepped over)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step aside.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, over.

step over meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Assamese

step over in Hindi

To carefully move to ensure one doesn't tread on someone or something
लाँघना lāṅghnā

step over in Tamil

கடத்தல், தாண்டு

step over in Kannada

ಉರುಟು

step over in Assamese

to step over, cross, jump
ডে de

Synonyms of step over

  • pedalada
  • Denilson

Forms of step over

Noun
pluralstep overs
alternative formstepover
Verb
third-person singular presentsteps over
present participlestepping over
past participlestepped over
paststepped over

Questions about step over

What does step over mean?
Step over means 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.
What is step over in Hindi?
Step over in Hindi is लाँघना (lāṅghnā). See Step over meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is step over?
Step over can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of step over?
The plural of step over is step overs.

Words near step over in the dictionary

  1. step on the gas
  2. step on the laughs
  3. step out
  4. step out of line
  5. step out on someone
  6. step over
  7. step overs
  8. step pyramid
  9. step pyramids
  10. step rocket
  11. step rockets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: step over (page history and authors); step over (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); step over (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ডে (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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