Sekirov Dictionary

steep

/stiːp/

adjective 4
verb 3
noun 3
forms 6

adjective4

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Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward or downward at an angle approaching vertical.
- Up these steep walkways cannelured for footpurchase, the free passage of roaches. — 1979
•
resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular.
- The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior.
•
(informal) Expensive.
- Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep.
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(no longer used) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
- Her ears and thoughts in steep amaze erected — 1596

verb3

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To soak or wet thoroughly.
- They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.
- The tea is steeping.
To make tea (or other beverages) by soaking leaves in water, which flavors the water.
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(figurative) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
- a town steeped in history

noun3

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The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
- It ended precipitously in a dark and narrow ravine, formed on the other side by an opposite mountain, the lofty steep of which was crested by a city gently rising on a gradual slope — 1833
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A liquid used in a steeping process
- Corn steep has many industrial uses.
A rennet bag.

forms

steeped · steeping · steepeth · steeps · steeper · steepest

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