1. kick-step - Noun
2. kick-step - Verb
(dance) A dance move in which the dancer first kicks a foot in the air in front of the opposite leg (often while bending the knee slightly on that leg) and then puts the foot down shifting balance on to it.
A hiking technique for managing loose soil where the hiker first aggressively kicks the ground, digging a foothold, before shifting weight onto the foot.
(dance) To dance using a kick-step.
To hike using a kick-step.
Source: en.wiktionary.org