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steeper
steep 1 S0730800 (stēp)adj. steep·er, steep·est 1. Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.2. At a rapid or precipitous rate: a steep rise in imports.3. a. Excessive; stiff: a steep price.b. Ambitious; difficult: a steep undertaking.n. A precipitous slope.
[Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap.]
steep′ly adv.steep′ness n.Synonyms: steep1, abrupt, precipitous, sheer2
These adjectives mean so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: steep cliffs; an abrupt drop-off; precipitous hills; a sheer descent.
steep 2 S0730800 (stēp)v. steeped, steep·ing, steeps v.tr.1. To immerse in liquid for a period of time, as to cleanse, treat, or extract a given property from: steeped the cloth in red dye; steeped the tea bag in boiling water.2. To involve or preoccupy thoroughly; immerse: As a child, she steeped herself in adventure stories.3. To make thoroughly wet; saturate.v.intr. To undergo a soaking in liquid: Let the tea steep for five minutes.n.1. a. The act or process of steeping.b. The state of being steeped.2. A liquid, bath, or solution in which something is steeped.
[Middle English stepen, perhaps from Old English *stīepan; akin to Swedish stöpa and Danish støbe, to soak (barley for malting), cast (metal), from Germanic *staupjan, probably denominative verb from *staupan, a kind of vessel for liquids (also the source of Old Norse staup, cup; see stoup).]
steep′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | steeper - a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steepingvessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
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