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doorstep

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

    "On one's doorstep."

  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. A big slice, especially of bread.

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

  2. To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.

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