Definition of steep

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Steeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.

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Lin :: Lin (n.) A steep ravine.
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
Steep :: Steep (n.) A rennet bag.
Steep :: Steep (v. i.) To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping..
Steep-down :: Steep (n.) A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice..
Sop :: Sop (v. t.) To steep or dip in any liquid.
Insteeped :: Insteeped (imp. & p. p.) of Instee.
Bitters :: Bitters (n. pl.) A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped..
Sprunt :: Sprunt (n.) A steep ascent in a road.
Water-rot :: Water-rot (v. t.) To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax..
Goudron :: Goudron (n.) a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used in various ways, as for igniting buildings or works, or to light ditches and ramparts..
Hatch :: Hatch (v. t.) To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep.
Macerate :: Macerate (v. t.) To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber..
Brant :: Brant (a.) Steep; high.
Escarpment :: Escarpment (n.) A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See Scarp..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt..
Sprit :: Sprit (v. t.) To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt..
Soak :: Soak (v. i.) To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak..
Soak :: Soak (v. t.) To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like..
Infuse :: Infuse (v. t.) To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak..
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