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STEP-IN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does step-in mean?
• STEP-IN (noun)
The noun STEP-IN has 1 sense:
1. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
Familiarity information: STEP-IN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pantie; panty; scanty; step-in
Hypernyms ("step-in" is a kind of...):
underpants (an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
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