Definition of steep

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Steep (v. t.) Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient..

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Steepen :: Steepening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steepe.
Steep :: Steep (n.) A rennet bag.
Brant :: Brant (a.) Steep.
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..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
Precipitous :: Precipitous (a.) Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain..
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..
Soak :: Soak (v. i.) To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak..
Cragged :: Cragged (a.) Full of crags, or steep, broken //cks; abounding with prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged..
Steeped :: Steep (a.) Bright; glittering; fiery.
Steeple-crowned :: Steeple-crowned (a.) Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building..
Scar :: Scar (n.) An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth..
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..
Drencher :: Drencher (n.) One who, or that which, west or steeps..
Cliff :: Cliff (n.) A high, steep rock; a precipice..
Arduous :: Arduous (a.) Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb..
Spiricle :: Spired (a.) Having a spire; being in the form of a spire; as, a spired steeple..
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient..
Brow :: Brow (n.) The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill..
Souse :: Souse (n.) Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine..
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