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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Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching..
Scarp :: Scarp (n.) A steep descent or declivity.
Steeple :: Steepish (a.) Somewhat steep.
Sprunt :: Sprunt (n.) A steep ascent in a road.
Steepish :: Steepiness (n.) Steepness.
Insteep :: Insteep (v. t.) To steep or soak; to drench.
Soak :: Soak (v. i.) To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak..
Lin :: Lin (n.) A steep ravine.
Steep :: Steep (n.) Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds..
Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
Steep-up :: Steepness (n.) Height; loftiness.
Brant :: Brant (a.) Steep; high.
Tan :: Tan (n.) To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark, whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree impervious to water..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
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..
Bold :: Bold (n.) Steep; abrupt; prominent.
Steeped :: Steep (a.) Bright; glittering; fiery.
Brew :: Brew (v. t.) To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation..
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