1. steep - Noun
2. steep - Adjective
3. steep - Verb
4. steep - Adjective Satellite
Bright; glittering; fiery.
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.
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping.
Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
Excessive; as, a steep price.
A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice.
Source: Webster's dictionarySwitzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture. Ernest Hemingway
If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land. Henry James
I've finally learnt how to say, 'No comment'. To appear in the tabloids is a real learning curve and a steep one at that. You had better learn quick or you get burnt. Ben Affleck
On a steep road, let your horse set the pace. Darkovan Proverb
The river is flat but the banks are steep. Russian Proverb
Put a stout heart to a steep hill. Egyptian Proverb