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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Puer :: Puer (n.) The dung of dogs, used as an alkaline steep in tanning..
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..
Cragged :: Cragged (a.) Full of crags, or steep, broken //cks; abounding with prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged..
Gothic :: Gothic (a.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital..
Arduous :: Arduous (a.) Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine..
Ciderkin :: Ciderkin (n.) A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.
Boil :: Boil (v. t.) To steep or soak in warm water.
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..
Drench :: Drench (v. t.) To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
Alum :: Alum (v. t.) To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum..
Steeper :: Steepen (v. i.) To become steep or steeper.
Escarpment :: Escarpment (n.) A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See Scarp..
Souse :: Souse (v. t.) To steep in pickle; to pickle.
Steep-up :: Steepness (n.) Height; loftiness.
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..
Steep :: Steep (n.) Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds..
Bate :: Bate (v. t.) To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather..
Hatch :: Hatch (v. t.) To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep.
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