NOUN | act | lockstep | a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly |
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act | lockstep | a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead |
Sounds | laa'ksteh.p | |
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Rhymes | doorstep ... strep: 15 rhymes with ehp... |
Meaning | A standard procedure that is followed mindlessly. | |
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Example | "the union's support had been in lockstep for years" | |
Broader | standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP, standard procedure | A prescribed procedure to be followed routinely |
Meaning | A manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead. | |
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Example | "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep" | |
Broader | march, marching | The act of marching |
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