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steep

/stiːp/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
  2. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
  3. Expensive
  4. Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
  5. (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
  6. A liquid used in a steeping process
  7. A rennet bag.
  8. (middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
  9. To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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