steep
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
steeper;
steepest
steeper;
steepest
Britannica Dictionary definition of STEEP
[also more steep; most steep]
1
:
almost straight up and down
:
rising or falling very sharply
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a steep slope/hillside
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The stairs are very steep.
2
:
going up or down very quickly
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a steep drop/increase in prices
3
:
very high
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The store's prices are too steep for me.
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Their rates are pretty steep.
pay a steep price
— steeply
adverb [more steeply; most steeply]-
The hill rose steeply.
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Stock prices rose/fell steeply today.
— steepness
noun [noncount]
2
steep
/ˈstiːp/
verb
steeps;
steeped;
steeping
2
steep
/ˈstiːp/
verb
steeps;
steeped;
steeping
Britannica Dictionary definition of STEEP
:
to put (something) in a liquid for a period of time
[+ object]
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Steep the tea for three minutes.
[no object]
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The tea steeped for five minutes.
steep in
[phrasal verb]
1
steep (someone) in (something)
:
to make (someone) know and understand a lot about (something)
— often used as (be) steeped in
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Prior to his trip, he spent a few weeks steeping himself in the language. [=learning a lot about the language]
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She was steeped in the classics. [=she had learned a lot about the classics]
2
— used as (be) steeped in to say that there is a lot of something in a place, time, etc.
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an area steeped in history [=an area where many important historical events occurred]
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It was a time in the nation's history that was steeped in bloodshed. [=a time when there was a lot of bloodshed]
