the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline or be oblique [verb (intransitive)] > slope > upwards > in steps (2)
intransitive. to bench in: to recede in a terraced level or levels. Obsolete. rare.
(a) n. one of the steps in a flight of stairs; also figurative and as adj., resembling a stair-step; also attributive in stair-step curve; stair-step…