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steep
/stip/
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  1. adjective
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

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    exorbitant extortionate outrageous unconscionable usurious immoderate
  2. verb
    devote (oneself) fully to

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    absorb engross engulf immerse plunge soak up
  3. verb
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
    "steep the blossoms in oil" "steep the fruit in alcohol"

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    infuse
    type of:
    soak imbue
  4. noun
    a steep place (as on a hill)
  5. adjective
    having a sharp inclination
    "the steep attic stairs" "steep cliffs"

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    perpendicular precipitous sharp sheer steep-sided steepish abrupt bluff bold heavy
    Opposite:
    gradual
  6. adjective
    of a slope; set at a high angle
    "note the steep incline" "a steep roof sheds snow"

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    high
Examples of steep
  • "steep the blossoms in oil"
  • "steep the fruit in alcohol"
  • "the steep attic stairs"
  • "steep cliffs"
  • "note the steep incline"
  • "a steep roof sheds snow"
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