Definition of steep

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Steep (v. t.) Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.

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Cragged :: Cragged (a.) Full of crags, or steep, broken //cks; abounding with prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged..
Bold :: Bold (n.) Steep; abrupt; prominent.
Hogback :: Hogback (n.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides..
Gothic :: Gothic (a.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital..
Hanger :: Hanger (n.) A steep, wooded declivity..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine..
Hang :: Hang (n.) A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
Brine :: Brine (v. t.) To steep or saturate in brine.
Brew :: Brew (v. t.) To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation..
Still :: Still (n.) A steep hill or ascent.
Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions..
Bitters :: Bitters (n. pl.) A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped..
Levee :: Levee (n.) An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river..
Arduous :: Arduous (a.) Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb..
Cliff :: Cliff (n.) A high, steep rock; a precipice..
Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..
Boil :: Boil (v. t.) To steep or soak in warm water.
Steepened :: Steep-down (a.) Deep and precipitous, having steep descent..
Alum :: Alum (v. t.) To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum..
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