STEEP

steep

(adjective) having a sharp inclination; “the steep attic stairs”; “steep cliffs”

steep

(adjective) of a slope; set at a high angle; “note the steep incline”; “a steep roof sheds snow”

exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

(adjective) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; “exorbitant rent”; “extortionate prices”; “spends an outrageous amount on entertainment”; “usurious interest rate”; “unconscionable spending”

steep

(noun) a steep place (as on a hill)

steep, infuse

(verb) let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; “steep the blossoms in oil”; “steep the fruit in alcohol”

steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up

(verb) devote (oneself) fully to; “He immersed himself into his studies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

steep (comparative steeper, superlative steepest)

Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

(informal) expensive

(obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.

(of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular

Synonyms

• (dialectal) brant

Noun

steep (plural steeps)

The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.

Etymology 2

Verb

steep (third-person singular simple present steeps, present participle steeping, simple past and past participle steeped)

(transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.

(intransitive, figurative) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.

Noun

steep (countable and uncountable, plural steeps)

A liquid used in a steeping process

A rennet bag.

Anagrams

• Estep, Tepes, speet, teeps, tepes

Source: Wiktionary

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Steep (step), a.

Definition: Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.] His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. Chaucer.

Steep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (stept); p. pr. & vb. n. Steeping.] Etym: [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals, causative of stupa to stoop; cf. Sw. stöpa to cast, to steep, Dan. stöbe, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf. Stoop, v. t.]

Definition: To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively. Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. Shak. In refreshing dew to steep The little, trembling flowers. Wordsworth. The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin. Earle.

Steep, v. i.

Definition: To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping. [Colloq.]

Steep, n.

1. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.

2. A rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]

Steep, a. [Comper. Steeper; superl. Steepest.] Etym: [OE. steep, step, AS. steáp; akin to Icel. steyp steep, and stupa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep, v. t., Steeple.]

1. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.

2. Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high. [Obs.] Chapman.

3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]

Steep, n.

Definition: A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice. Dryden. We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices. Addison. Bare steeps, where desolation stalks. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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