steep

Plural: steeps

Noun

• a steep place (as on a hill)
• The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
• A liquid used in a steeping process
• A rennet bag.

Verb

Verb Forms: steeped, steeping, steeps

• To soak food or tea in a liquid to extract flavor.
• devote (oneself) fully to
• let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
  • "steep the blossoms in oil"
  • "steep the fruit in alcohol"
• To soak or wet thoroughly.
• To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
• To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.

Adjective

• Rising or falling sharply; having a sharp slope.
• having a sharp inclination
  • "the steep attic stairs"
  • "steep cliffs"

Adjective Satellite

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
• of a slope; set at a high angle
  • "note the steep incline"
  • "a steep roof sheds snow"

Adj

• Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
• Expensive.
• Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
• resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular.

Examples

• a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient
• a town steeped in history
• Corn steep has many industrial uses.
• He needed to steep himself in vocabulary lists to improve his Scrabble game.
• The point difference became steep after his opponent scored two bingos back-to-back.
• The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior.
• The tea is steeping.
• They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.
• Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep.

Synonyms

absorb, engross, engulf, exorbitant, extortionate, immerse, infuse, outrageous, plunge, soak up, unconscionable, usurious, brant, hilly

Antonyms

gradual, gentle, shallow

Anagrams of steep