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steep

 
Adjective steep has 3 senses
  1. steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
    Antonyms:
    gradual, easy, gentle, sloping
  2. exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
    Antonym: moderate (indirect, via immoderate)
  3. steep - of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"
    Antonym:
    low (indirect, via high)
Noun steep has 1 sense
  1. steep - a steep place (as on a hill)
    --1 is a kind of
    descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
Verb steep has 2 senses
  1. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up - engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
    --1 is one way to concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  2. steep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
    --2 is one way to soak, imbue
    Derived form: noun steeper1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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