Definitions for steep
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Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. steepadjective

   a steep place (as on a hill)

2. steepadjective

   having a sharp inclination

   "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

3. exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usuriousadjective

   greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

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

4. steepverb

   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 upverb

   devote (oneself) fully to

   "He immersed himself into his studies"

6. steep, infuseverb

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

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. STEEPadjective

   Rising or descending with little inclination.

   Etymology: steap , Saxon.

   He now had conquer’d Anxur’s steep ascent. Addison.

2. Steepnoun

   Precipice; ascent or descent approaching to perpendicularity.

   As that Theban monster that propos’d
   Her riddle, and him, who solv’d it not, devour’d;
   That once found out and solv’d, for grief and spight
   Cast herself headlong from the Ismenian steep. John Milton.

   As high turrets for their airy steep
   Require foundations, in proportion deep;
   And lofty cedars as far upwards shoot,
   As to the neather heavens they drive the root;
   So low did her secure foundation lie,
   She was not humble, but humility. Dryden.

   Instructs the beast to know his native force,
   To take the bit between his teeth, and fly
   To the next headlong steep of anarchy. Dryden.

   We had on each side naked rocks and mountains, broken into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices. Addison.

   Leaning o’er the rails, he musing stood,
   And view’d below the black canal of mud,
   Where common shores a lulling murmur keep,
   Whose torrents rush from Holborn’s fatal steep. John Gay.

3. To Steepverb

   To soak; to macerate; to imbue; to dip.

   Etymology: stippen, Dutch.

   When his brother saw the red blood trail
   Adown so fast, and all his armour steep,
   For very fellness loud he ’gan to weep. Edmund Spenser.

   He, like an adder, lurking in the weeds,
   His wandring thought in deep desire does steep;
   And his frail eye with spoil of beauty feeds. Fairy Queen.

   A napkin steeped in the harmless blood
   Of sweet young Rutland. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Present to her, as sometime Marg’ret
   Did to thy father, steep’d in Rutland’s blood,
   A handkerchief; which, say to her, did drain
   The purple tide from her sweet brother’s body. William Shakespeare.

   The conquering wine hath steep’d our sense
   In soft and delicate Lethe. William Shakespeare.

   Many dream not to find, neither deserve,
   And yet are steep’d in favours. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Four days will quickly steep themselves in night:
   Four nights will quickly dream away the time. William Shakespeare.

   Most of the steepings are cheap things, and the goodness of the crop is a great matter of gain. Francis Bacon.

   Whole droves of minds are by the driving god
   Compell’d to drink the deep Lethean flood:
   In large forgetful draughts to steep the cares
   Of their past labours and their irksome years. Dryden.

   Wheat steeped in brine twelve hours prevents the smuttiness. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Steepadjective

   bright; glittering; fiery

2. Steepverb

   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. Steepverb

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

4. Steepnoun

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

5. Steepnoun

   a rennet bag

6. Steepverb

   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. Steepverb

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

8. Steepverb

   excessive; as, a steep price

9. Steepnoun

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

10. Etymology: [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.]

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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. Lee Jae-kwang:

   Adding jobs is the last thing on my mind. The steep increase in wages is a real financial strain for us.

2. Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward:

   We talk often about how steep the drop in cases has been. The only thing that has dropped more quickly and more steeply is the new contributions in financing.

3. Conor Bernstein:

   Until the pandemic hit this year, this administration stopped those declines and had even begun to reverse them. Stopping such a steep and rapid decline is significant in itself and shouldnt be overlooked, this administration has worked to address eight years of regulatory overreach to level the playing field not just for coal but a variety of industries. The result has been a return of competition in the energy industry although we still have a long way to go thanks to outsized subsidies for renewables.

4. Rosli Sulaiman:

   It's going to be a steep learning curve but... we have no choice.

5. John Ward:

   Even though certain states may have the most comprehensive policies providing access to [syringe service programs], they still may experience steep increases in cases.

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