From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
steep
adj 1: having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep
cliffs" [ant: gradual]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
"exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest
rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: exorbitant,
extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable,
usurious]
3: of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline";
"a steep roof sheds snow"
n : a steep place (as on a hill)
v 1: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: immerse, engulf, plunge, engross,
absorb, soak up]
2: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse;
"steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
[syn: infuse]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Steep \Steep\, v. i.
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is
steeping. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Steep \Steep\, n.
1. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing
liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
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2. A rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Steep \Steep\ (st[=e]p), a.
Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.]
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His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
Stoop, v. i.]
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.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., Steeple.]
1. 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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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Steep \Steep\, n.
A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any
elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of
the horizon; a precipice. --Dryden.
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We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken
into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.
--Addison.
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Bare steeps, where desolation stalks. --Wordsworth.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
brasilein \bra*sil"e*in\, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes
its dyeing properties.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Brasque \Brasque\, n. [F.] (Metal.)
A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with
clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used
for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also steep.
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