step off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to measure a distance by walking and counting paces

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   step off something / step something off

   Usage: The measured distance is the object: step the distance off; step it off. This retained sense means measure by counting paces.

   The gardener began to step off the distance between the two proposed gates.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The gardener began to step off the distance between the two proposed gates.

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