Definition of steep

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Steep (v. i.) To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping..

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Drencher :: Drencher (n.) One who, or that which, west or steeps..
Steeple-crowned :: Steeple-crowned (a.) Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building..
Souse :: Souse (v. t.) To steep in pickle; to pickle.
Buck :: Buck (v. t.) To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching..
Dung :: Dung (v. t.) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung; -- done to remove the superfluous mordant..
Insteep :: Insteep (v. t.) To steep or soak; to drench.
Cliff :: Cliff (n.) A high, steep rock; a precipice..
Steepened :: Steep-down (a.) Deep and precipitous, having steep descent..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve..
Steeping :: Steeped (imp. & p. p.) of Stee.
Escarp :: Escarp (v. t.) To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap..
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..
Wince :: Wince (n.) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will..
Mash :: Mash (n.) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. Specifically (Brewing), ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort..
Hogback :: Hogback (n.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides..
Scarp :: Scarp (n.) A steep descent or declivity.
Puer :: Puer (n.) The dung of dogs, used as an alkaline steep in tanning..
Crag :: Crag (n.) A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge..
Downsteepy :: Downsteepy (a.) Very steep.
Brow :: Brow (n.) The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill..
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