step vs supply

step and supply both are nouns.

step and supply both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
step	Yes	No	Yes	No
supply	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, supply is a hypernym of step; that is, supply is a word with a broader meaning than step:

step: furnish with steps
supply: give something useful or necessary to

Other hypernyms of step include furnish, offer, provide, render.

step (noun)	supply (noun)
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down	the activity of supplying or providing something
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal	offering goods and services for sale
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance	an amount of something available for use
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
a musical interval of two semitones
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
the sound of a step of someone walking
the distance covered by a step
a short distance
relative position in a graded series

step (verb)	supply (verb)
measure (distances) by pacing	state or say further
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
place (a ship's mast) in its step	give something useful or necessary to
shift or move by taking a step	circulate or distribute or equip with
put down or press the foot, place the foot
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
move with one's feet in a specific manner
furnish with steps
treat badly
cause (a computer) to execute a single command

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