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Definitions for Steeping
[1] 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.
[2] to wet thoroughly in or with a liquid; drench; saturate; imbue.
[3] to immerse in or saturate or imbue with some pervading, absorbing, or stupefying influence or agency: an incident steeped in mystery.
[4] to lie soaking in a liquid.
[5] the act or process of steeping or the state of being steeped.
[6] a liquid in which something is steeped.
[7] having or being a slope or gradient approaching the perpendicular (as noun ) the steep
[8] informal (of a fee, price, demand, etc) unduly high; unreasonable (esp in the phrase that's a bit steep )
[9] informal excessively demanding or ambitious a steep task
[10] British informal (of a statement) extreme or far-fetched
[11] obsolete elevated
[12] to soak or be soaked in a liquid in order to soften, cleanse, extract an element, etc
[13] (tr; usually passive) to saturate; imbue steeped in ideology
[14] an instance or the process of steeping or the condition of being steeped
[15] a liquid or solution used for the purpose of steeping something
Words related to Steeping
steeparduous, precipitous, hilly, abrupt, sharp, lofty, exorbitant, excessive, dizzying, stiff, drench, bathe, immerse, suffuse, marinate, saturate, permeate, submerge, soak, infuse
Words nearby Steeping
steepsteely, steelyard, steen, steenbok, steenbras, steep, steepen, steeple, steeple cup, steeplebush, steeplechase
Origin of Steeping
21350–1400; (v.) Middle English stepen < ?; compare Swedish stöpa; (noun) late Middle English stepe, derivative of the v.
Other words from Steeping
steep·er , noun
un·steeped , adjective
Word origin for Steeping
Old English stēpan; related to steap vessel, cup, Old High German stouf, Old Norse staup, Middle Dutch stōp
Synonyms for Steeping
abrupt, arduous, hilly, lofty, precipitous, sharp, elevated, erect, high, lifted, perpendicular, precipitate, raised, sheer, breakneck, declivitous, headlong, prerupt, straight-up