Definition of Steep

Adjective: steep (steeper,steepest)  steep

  1. Having a sharp inclination
    "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
     
  2. Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
    "steep rent";
    - exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious, exhorbitant
     
  3. Of a slope; set at a high angle
    "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"
Verb: steep  steep
  1. Devote (oneself) fully to
    "He steeped himself into his studies";
    - immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
     
  2. Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavour or to cleanse
    "steep the fruit in alcohol";
    - infuse
Noun: steep  steep
  1. A steep place (as on a hill)

See also:
steenbucks
steeped

Anagrams containing the word steep

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