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Definitions for Steep

[1] having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
[2] (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant: Those prices are too steep for me.
[3] extreme or incredible, as a statement or story.
[4] high or lofty.
[5] a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
[6] 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.
[7] to wet thoroughly in or with a liquid; drench; saturate; imbue.
[8] to immerse in or saturate or imbue with some pervading, absorbing, or stupefying influence or agency: an incident steeped in mystery.
[9] to lie soaking in a liquid.
[10] the act or process of steeping or the state of being steeped.
[11] a liquid in which something is steeped.
[12] having or being a slope or gradient approaching the perpendicular (as noun ) the steep
[13] informal (of a fee, price, demand, etc) unduly high; unreasonable (esp in the phrase that's a bit steep )
[14] informal excessively demanding or ambitious a steep task
[15] British informal (of a statement) extreme or far-fetched
[16] obsolete elevated
[17] to soak or be soaked in a liquid in order to soften, cleanse, extract an element, etc
[18] (tr; usually passive) to saturate; imbue steeped in ideology
[19] an instance or the process of steeping or the condition of being steeped
[20] a liquid or solution used for the purpose of steeping something

Words related to Steep

arduous, precipitous, hilly, abrupt, sharp, lofty, exorbitant, excessive, dizzying, stiff, drench, bathe, immerse, suffuse, marinate, saturate, permeate, submerge, soak, infuse

Words nearby Steep

steely, steelyard, steen, steenbok, steenbras, steep, steepen, steeple, steeple cup, steeplebush, steeplechase

Origin of Steep

21350–1400; (v.) Middle English stepen < ?; compare Swedish stöpa; (noun) late Middle English stepe, derivative of the v.

Other words from Steep

steep·ly , adverb
steep·ness , noun
steep·er , noun
un·steeped , adjective

Word origin for Steep

Old English stēpan; related to steap vessel, cup, Old High German stouf, Old Norse staup, Middle Dutch stōp

Synonyms for Steep

abrupt, arduous, hilly, lofty, precipitous, sharp, elevated, erect, high, lifted, perpendicular, precipitate, raised, sheer, breakneck, declivitous, headlong, prerupt, straight-up