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steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult.
steep adjective (TOO MUCH) informal (especially of prices) too much, or more than is reasonable:
Steep definition: having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.. See examples of STEEP used in a sentence.
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To undergo a soaking in liquid: Let the tea steep for five minutes. n. 1. a. The act or process of steeping.
Definition of steep adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (comparative steeper, superlative steepest) (of a slope, hill, etc.) rising or falling quickly, not gradually. The path grew steeper as we c...
Some common synonyms of steep are abrupt, precipitous, and sheer. While all these words mean "having an incline approaching the perpendicular," steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult.
steep adjective (CHANGE) A steep increase or fall in something is very big and quick: a steep rise in prices
Steep, Hampshire, a village in central Hampshire, England Steep Hill, a popular tourist street in the historic city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Steep Holm, an English island lying in the Bristol Channel
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;
