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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)play

  Familiarity information: STEP-IN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STEP-IN (noun)


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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