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 (n.) Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds..
Steep-up :: Steepness (n.) Height; loftiness.
Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching..
Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions..
Steeple :: Steepish (a.) Somewhat steep.
Sprunt :: Sprunt (n.) A steep ascent in a road.
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
Bitters :: Bitters (n. pl.) A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped..
Steepness :: Steepness (n.) Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof..
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks..
Brow :: Brow (n.) The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill..
Brink :: Brink (n.) The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig..
Bate :: Bate (v. t.) To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather..
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face..
Hatch :: Hatch (v. t.) To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep.
Breakneck :: Breakneck (n.) A steep place endangering the neck.
Insteeped :: Insteeped (imp. & p. p.) of Instee.
Souse :: Souse (v. t.) To steep in pickle; to pickle.
Sprit :: Sprit (v. t.) To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt..
Seamark :: Seamark (n.) Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners; a beacon; a landmark visible from the sea, as a hill, a tree, a steeple, or the like..
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