footboard; footstool; take-off board; treadle
Meanings
4 senses · 12 examplesnoun
footboard; step (on a vehicle or boat for boarding)
Typically refers to the step at the entrance of buses, trains, or boats.
Please watch your step when boarding the bus.
The step on this bus is too high.
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The gangway踏板 was wet from seawater.
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bedside footstool (for stepping in and out of bed)
Refers to traditional furniture; some regions call it 踏凳.
The footstool at Grandma's bedside has been used for thirty years.
The bed steps in wealthy households of old times were exquisitely carved.
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He stepped onto the bed using the footstool.
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take-off board (for long jump)
Specifically refers to the marked board in track and field events.
The athlete stepped precisely on the take-off board.
The position of this take-off board has already been adjusted.
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He stepped over the board when taking off, so the result was invalid.
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treadle; pedal (on sewing machines, water wheels, etc.)
Refers to foot-powered mechanisms.
Grandma was stepping on the sewing machine pedal to make clothes.
The water wheel's treadle drives the wheel to turn.
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The pedal on this bicycle is a bit loose.