step short (English, verb)
expansion: step short (third-person singular simple present steps short, present participle stepping short, simple past and past participle stepped short)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: To diminish the length or rapidity of the step according to the established rules.
Forms:
form: steps short
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: stepping short
tags: participle
present
form: stepped short
tags: participle
past
form: stepped short
tags: past