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    doorstep
    /ˈdɔːstɛp/

    noun

    • 1. a step leading up to the outer door of a house: "he put his foot on the doorstep of the cottage"

    verb

    • 1. (of a journalist) wait uninvited outside the home of (someone) in order to obtain an interview or photograph: informal British "he was being doorstepped by the tabloids"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOORSTEP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DOORSTEP definition: 1. a step in front of an outside door: 2. a very thick piece of bread 3. If you are doorstepped by…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOORSTEP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DOORSTEP meaning: 1. a step in front of an outside door: 2. a very thick piece of bread 3. If you are doorstepped by…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › doorstepDoorstep Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : close at hand. especially : too close to be overlooked. Examples of doorstep in a Sentence. We sat on the doorstep. The police were at my doorstep.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOORSTEP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a step in front of a door. 2. See on one's doorstep. 3. informal. a thick slice of bread. verb Word forms: -steps, -stepping, -stepped (transitive) 4. to canvass (a district) or interview (a member of the public) by or in the course of door-to-door visiting. 5.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOORSTEP | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    DOORSTEP meaning: 1. a step in front of the door of a building 2. very near to where you live: . Learn more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › doorstepDOORSTEP Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    verb. to canvass (a district) or interview (a member of the public) by or in the course of door-to-door visiting. (of a journalist) to wait outside the house of (someone) to obtain an interview, photograph, etc when he or she emerges.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDOORSTEP - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    1. A doorstep is a step in front of a door on the outside of a building. [...] 2. When journalists doorstep someone, they go to their home and try to get an interview or photographs, even when the person does not want to talk to them. [British, disapproval] [...] 3. See on your doorstep [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'doorstep'

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdoorstep noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of doorstep noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › doorstepdoorstep | meaning of doorstep in Longman Dictionary of...

    doorstep meaning, definition, what is doorstep: a step just outside a door to a house or...: Learn more.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › doorstepDoorstep - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    noun. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway. synonyms: doorsill, threshold. see more.