steep
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[ steep ]
/ stip /
adjective, steep·er, steep·est.
having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
(of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant: Those prices are too steep for me.
extreme or incredible, as a statement or story.
high or lofty.
noun
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
Origin of steep
1OTHER WORDS FROM steep
steep·ly, adverb steep·ness, nounWords nearby steep
steely,
steelyard,
steen,
steenbok,
steenbras,
steep,
steepen,
steeple,
steeple cup,
steeplebush,
steeplechase
Definition for steep (2 of 2)
steep
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[ steep ]
/ stip /
verb (used with object)
to soak in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract some constituent: to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket weaving.
to wet thoroughly in or with a liquid; drench; saturate; imbue.
to immerse in or saturate or imbue with some pervading, absorbing, or stupefying influence or agency: an incident steeped in mystery.
verb (used without object)
to lie soaking in a liquid.
noun
the act or process of steeping or the state of being steeped.
a liquid in which something is steeped.
Origin of steep
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1350–1400; (v.) Middle English
stepen < ?; compare Swedish
stöpa; (noun) late Middle English
stepe, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM steep
steep·er, noun un·steeped, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for steep
British Dictionary definitions for steep (1 of 2)
steep
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/ (stiːp) /
adjective
- having or being a slope or gradient approaching the perpendicular
- (as noun)the steep
informal
(of a fee, price, demand, etc) unduly high; unreasonable (esp in the phrase that's a bit steep)
informal
excessively demanding or ambitious
a steep task
British informal
(of a statement) extreme or far-fetched
obsolete
elevated
Derived forms of steep
steeply, adverb steepness, nounWord Origin for steep
Old English
steap; related to Old Frisian
stāp, Old High German
stouf cliff, Old Norse
staup
British Dictionary definitions for steep (2 of 2)
steep
2
/ (stiːp) /
verb
to soak or be soaked in a liquid in order to soften, cleanse, extract an element, etc
(tr; usually passive)
to saturate; imbue
steeped in ideology
noun
an instance or the process of steeping or the condition of being steeped
a liquid or solution used for the purpose of steeping something
Derived forms of steep
steeper, nounWord Origin for steep
Old English
stēpan; related to
steap vessel, cup, Old High German
stouf, Old Norse
staup, Middle Dutch
stōp