Definition of steep

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

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Brant :: Brant (a.) Steep.
Steepy :: Steep-up (a.) Lofty and precipitous.
Arduous :: Arduous (a.) Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb..
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..
Steep :: Steeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.
Uprising :: Uprising (n.) Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent..
Touch-paper :: Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine..
Steepish :: Steepiness (n.) Steepness.
Steepness :: Steepness (n.) Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt..
Sop :: Sop (v. t.) Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten..
Sop :: Sop (v. t.) To steep or dip in any liquid.
Precipice :: Precipice (n.) A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff..
Steep :: Steep (v. i.) To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping..
Abruptness :: Abruptness (n.) The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.
Soak :: Soak (v. i.) To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak..
Water-rot :: Water-rot (v. t.) To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax..
Declivous :: Declivous (a.) Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.
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..
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