English noun: lockstep |
1. | lockstep (act) a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly |
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| Samples | The union's support had been in lockstep for years.
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| Broader (hypernym) | SOP, standard operating procedure, standard procedure, standing operating procedure |
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2. | lockstep (act) a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead |
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| Samples | The prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep.
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| Broader (hypernym) | march, marching |
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