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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Boil :: Boil (v. t.) To steep or soak in warm water.
Sprag :: Sprag (v. t.) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel..
Malt :: Malt (n.) Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky..
Ciderkin :: Ciderkin (n.) A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.
Cragged :: Cragged (a.) Full of crags, or steep, broken //cks; abounding with prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine..
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) Excessive; as, a steep price..
Terrace :: Terrace (v.) A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea..
Steepening :: Steepened (imp. & p. p.) of Steepe.
Downsteepy :: Downsteepy (a.) Very steep.
Brink :: Brink (n.) The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig..
Levee :: Levee (n.) An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river..
Steeple-crowned :: Steeple-crowned (a.) Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building..
Abruptness :: Abruptness (n.) The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.
Steepish :: Steepiness (n.) Steepness.
Lin :: Lin (n.) A steep ravine.
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) 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..
Steepiness :: Steeper (n.) A vessel, vat, or cistern, in which things are steeped..
Steepness :: Steepness (n.) Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof..
Tan :: Tan (n.) To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark, whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree impervious to water..
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