Definitions for steep
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Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. steep(adj)

   a steep place (as on a hill)

2. steep(adj)

   having a sharp inclination

   "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

3. exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious(adj)

   greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

   "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

4. steep(verb)

   of a slope; set at a high angle

   "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

5. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up(verb)

   devote (oneself) fully to

   "He immersed himself into his studies"

6. steep, infuse(verb)

   let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

   "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Steep(adj)

   bright; glittering; fiery

2. Steep(verb)

   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

3. Steep(verb)

   to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping

4. Steep(noun)

   something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds

5. Steep(noun)

   a rennet bag

6. Steep(verb)

   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

7. Steep(verb)

   difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high

8. Steep(verb)

   excessive; as, a steep price

9. Steep(noun)

   a precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice

Origin: [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals, causative of stpa to stoop; cf. Sw. stpa to cast, to steep, Dan. stbe, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf. Stoop, v. i.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Steep

   stēp, adj. rising or descending with great inclination: precipitous: difficult, excessive, exorbitant.—n. a precipitous place: a precipice.—adj. Steep′-down (Shak.), deep and precipitous.—v.i. Steep′en, to become steep.—ns. Steep′iness, Steep′ness, the state or quality of being steep.—adv. Steep′ly.—adj. Steep′y, steep. [A.S. steáp; Ice. steypthr.]

2. Steep

   stēp, v.t. to dip or soak in a liquid: to imbue.—n. something steeped or used in steeping: a fertilising liquid for seed: rennet.—n. Steep′er, a vessel in which articles are steeped. [Scand., Ice. steypa, to make to stoop, pour out, causal of stúpa, to stoop.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'steep' in Adjectives Frequency: #664

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of steep in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of steep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of steep in a Sentence

1. Judge David Sentelle:

   You have a steep hill to climb.

2. Michel de Montaigne:

   Virtue craves a steep and thorny path.

3. Virgil:

   Steep thyself in a bowl of summertime.

4. William Shakespeare:

   To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.

5. Bhim Bahadur Gurung:

   The pathways are steep and filled with rocks and stones.

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