Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, down.
to step down carefully from a train
To resign or retire from an office or position of authority.
She now wants to be a Paris MP. But Fillon wants the same Paris seat when he steps down, after next year's election. Both have their eye on the main prize: running for Paris mayor in 2014.
To reduce gradually or incrementally.
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