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steep1 (stēp)

[Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap.]

adjective: steep·er, steep·est. 

  1. Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.
  2. At a rapid or precipitous rate: a steep rise in salaries.
    1. Excessive; stiff: a steep price.
    2. Ambitious; difficult: a steep undertaking.

noun 

A precipitous slope.

derivatives

steeṕly
adverb
steeṕness
noun

synonyms:

steep1abrupt, precipitous, sheer2 These adjectives mean so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: steep cliffs; an abrupt drop-off; precipitous hills; a sheer descent.
steep2 (stēp)

[Middle English stepen, perhaps of Old English origin.]

verb: steeped, steep·ing, steeps. 

transitive verb 

  1. To soak in liquid in order to cleanse, soften, or extract a given property from.
  2. To infuse or subject thoroughly to.
  3. To make thoroughly wet; saturate.

intransitive verb 

To undergo a soaking in liquid.

noun 

    1. The act or process of steeping.
    2. The state of being steeped.
  2. A liquid, bath, or solution in which something is steeped.

derivatives

steeṕer
noun