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step on - verb (intransitive, preposition) 1. to place or press the foot on 2. (informal) to behave harshly or contemptuously towards 3. (informal) to go more quickly, hurry up _____________________ 1. I stepped on my cat this morning. I stepped on my brother. I did not step on you. I did step on you, and I am sorry. When they stepped on my foot, they broke my toe. When I stepped on the scale, I became sad. 2. I stepped on John this morning at the meeting, and he told me to step off. My coworker stepped on my toes when they did that--it's my job, not theirs. 3. Step on it, I've got to be there in ten minutes!