step over

See also: stepover

English

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Noun

step over (plural step overs)

1. (soccer) 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.

Alternative forms

• stepover

Synonyms

• (soccer: a type of feint): pedalada, Denilson

Translations

a dribbling move in football

• Catalan: bicicleta (ca) f
• Danish: husmandsfinten
• Dutch: schaarbeweging (nl) f, schaar (nl) f
• French: passement de jambe (fr) m
• Galician: bicicleta (gl) f
• German: Übersteiger m
• Italian: doppio passo (it) m
• Portuguese: pedalada (pt) f
• Spanish: bicicleta (es)
• Swedish: överstegsfint c

Verb

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

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

Translations

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

• Hindi: लाँघना (hi) (lāṅghnā)
• Maori: tīkei

Translations

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• French: ^{(please verify)} enjamber (fr)

Further reading

• step over on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• overpets, overstep