step on

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step on

verb steps on · stepping on · stepped on

transitive To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut. This seems implausible. If ecstasy is going to be stepped on, you'd dilute it with something cheaper than heroin.
transitive To oppress or mistreat (a person). He had been stepped on so many times he just didn't even get angry anymore.
Similar: tread
transitive To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission.
dated, intransitive To approach as to confront or fight. He stepped on to the vicious man.
slang, transitive To intrude on someone else's turf or portfolio. They're stepping on our operations.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, on. He stepped on a rock.

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@misc{step_on_2026,
  title = {step on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/step%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}