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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Steeped :: Steep (a.) Bright; glittering; fiery.
Sop :: Sop (v. t.) Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten..
Ciderkin :: Ciderkin (n.) A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.
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.
Lin :: Lin (n.) A steep ravine.
Ca–on :: Ca–on (n.) A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses..
Steeple-crowned :: Steeplechasing (n.) The act of riding steeple chases.
Brant :: Brant (a.) Steep; high.
Steeply :: Steepled (a.) Furnished with, or having the form of, a steeple; adorned with steeples..
Sprunt :: Sprunt (n.) A steep ascent in a road.
Uprising :: Uprising (n.) Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent..
Levee :: Levee (n.) An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river..
Insteeping :: Insteeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Instee.
Brant :: Brant (a.) Steep.
Precipitous :: Precipitous (a.) Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain..
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..
Headlong :: Headlong (a.) Steep; precipitous.
Landmark :: Landmark (n.) Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple..
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