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Lockstep Definition & Meaning

lockstep
noun
  1. a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; "the union's support had been in lockstep for years"
  2. a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep"

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What does lockstep mean?
a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; "the union's support had been in lockstep for years" a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep"
What part of speech is lockstep?
Lockstep is a noun.
How many definitions does lockstep have?
Lockstep has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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