steep
/stiːp/ · noun
Meaning
- The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
- Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
- Expensive
- Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
- (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
- A liquid used in a steeping process
- A rennet bag.
- (middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
- To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
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