doorstep

noun

  1. 1

    An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.

    “On one's doorstep.”
  2. 2

    One's immediate neighbourhood or locality.

    “They want to build the prison right on our doorstep; it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me.”
  3. 3

    A big slice, especially of bread.

verb

  1. 1

    To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc.

  2. 2

    To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.

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