1. The act of taking a step in walking
   "Each footstep echoed in the empty hallway"
    
2. The sound of a step of someone walking
   "he heard footsteps on the porch";
   - footfall, step
    
3. The distance covered by a step
   "he stepped off ten footsteps from the old tree and began to dig";
   - pace, step, stride
    
4. A mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
   "the police made casts of the footsteps in the soft earth outside the window";
   - footprint, footmark, step

Derived forms: footsteps

Type of: indefinite quantity, mark, print, sound, step

Encyclopedia: Footstep