STEEP
\stˈiːp], \stˈiːp], \s_t_ˈiː_p]\
Definitions of STEEP
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
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greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
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having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
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of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"
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let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
By Princeton University
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engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
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greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
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having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
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of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Bright; glittering; fiery.
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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.
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To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping.
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Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
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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.
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Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
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Excessive; as, a steep price.
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A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice.
By Oddity Software
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Having a sharp pitch or slope; being far from the horizontal; as, a steep hill.
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A precipitous place; a cliff.
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To soak in a liquid, usually heated below boiling point, so as to take out the essence or flavor of; as, to steep tea; to imbue with something; as, to steep oneself in learning.
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Steeply.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Steeply.
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Rising or descending with great inclination: precipitous.
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A precipitous place: a precipice.
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To dip or soak in a liquid: to imbue.
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Something steeped or used in steeping: a fertilizing liquid for seed.
By Daniel Lyons
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Steeply.
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To soak, as in a hot liquid; make an infusion of, as tea.
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Sharply inclined; precipitous.
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A precipitous place; a hill.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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