To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled.
To devocalize (a dog).
To disembark.
To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
To avoid a conflict; to back down
To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, off.