doorstep
door‧step /ˈdɔːstep $ ˈdɔːr-/ noun [countable]
doorstep verb (past tense and past participle doorstepped, present participle doorstepping) [intransitive and transitive]
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English DictionaryI. door‧step1 /ˈdɔːstep $ ˈdɔːr-/
noun [countable]1. a step just outside a door to a house or building
on the doorstep
He stood on the doorstep, straightening his tie. the front doorstep2. on sb’s/the doorstep a) very near someone’s home:
Wow! You’ve got the beach right on your doorstep! b) at someone’s home:
I got a shock when he just turned up on the doorstep.3. British English informal a very thick piece of bread
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II. doorstep2 verb (
past tense and past participle doorstepped,
present participle doorstepping)
[intransitive and transitive] British English if politicians or
journalists doorstep people, they visit people at their homes in order to get votes or information – often used to show disapproval:
Journalists had doorstepped the couple and their neighbours. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
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