Definition of steep

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Steep (v. t.) 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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Steep :: Steep (v. t.) 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..
Headlong :: Headlong (a.) Steep; precipitous.
Abrupt :: Abrupt (a.) Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places..
Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A steep, wooded declivity..
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..
Terrace :: Terrace (v.) A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea..
Souse :: Souse (n.) Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine..
Steeplechasing :: Steeple (n.) A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire..
Steepish :: Steepiness (n.) Steepness.
Landmark :: Landmark (n.) Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple..
Steeped :: Steep (a.) Bright; glittering; fiery.
Brant :: Brant (a.) Steep.
Crag :: Crag (n.) A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge..
Brew :: Brew (v. t.) To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation..
Arduous :: Arduous (a.) Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb..
Sprag :: Sprag (v. t.) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel..
Ca–on :: Ca–on (n.) A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses..
Insteeping :: Insteeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Instee.
Skid :: Skid (n.) A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose..
Still :: Still (n.) A steep hill or ascent.
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