doorstep
door‧step1 /ˈdɔːstep $ ˈdɔːr-/ 
noun [countable]
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 shock when he just turned up on the doorstep.
3. British English informal a very thick piece of bread
doorstep2 verb (past tense and past participle doorstepped, present participle doorstepping) [intransitive and transitive] British English
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.
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noun [countable]1. a step just outside a door to a house or building
on the doorstep
2. on sb’s/the doorstep
a. very near someone’s home:
b. at someone’s home:
3. British English informal a very thick piece of bread
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verb (past tense and past participle doorstepped, present participle doorstepping) [intransitive and transitive] British Englishif politicians or journalists doorstep people, they visit people at their homes in order to get votes or information – often used to show disapproval: