doorstep

doorstep
door|step1 [ˈdo:step US ˈdo:r-] n
1.) a step just outside a door to a house or building
on the doorstep
▪ He stood on the doorstep , straightening his tie.
▪ the front doorstep
2.) on sb's/the doorstep
a) very near someone's home
▪ Wow! You've got the beach right on your doorstep !
b) at someone's home
▪ I got a bit of a shock when he just turned up on the doorstep .
3.) BrE informal a very thick piece of bread
doorstep 2
doorstep2 past tense and past participle doorstepped present participle doorstepping
v [I and T] BrE
if politicians or ↑journalists doorstep people, they visit people at their homes in order to get votes or information - often used to show disapproval
▪ Journalists had doorstepped the couple and their neighbours.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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