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    [Adjective]  | "steep" | \ ˈstēp \


    1: lofty, high —used chiefly of a sea

    2: making a large angle with the plane of the horizon

    3: mounting or falling precipitously

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap high, steep, deep; akin to Old Frisian stāp steep, Middle High German stief{mat|stoop|};

    [Noun]  | "steep" 


    1: a precipitous place

    Origin: 1555 ;

    [Noun]  | "steep" 


    1: the state or process of being steeped

    2: a bath or solution in which something is steeped

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "steep" 


    1: to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for softening, bleaching, or extracting an essence)

    2: to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or soaking)

    3: to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading influence)

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English stepen;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "steep in" 


    1: to make (someone) know and understand a lot about (something) —often used as (be) steeped in

    2: —used as (be) steeped in to say that there is a lot of something associated with a place, time, etc.

    [Noun]  | "steep" 


    1: as in cliff, bluff;



    [Adjective]  | "steep" 


    1: having an incline approaching the perpendicular;


      * e.g., " ... a very steep rock face that is nearly impossible to climb "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  easy




    2: going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount;


      * e.g., " ... we would like to hire him, but his salary demands are just too steep "




    [Verb]  | "steep" 


    1: to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle;


      * e.g., " ... grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors "




    2: to wet thoroughly with liquid;


      * e.g., " ... chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion "



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     [ "steep" ]

    1:  Adjective: Very Expensive.

      * e.g.,  ...  I want a plasma screen T.V. but right now they are just too steep. 

     [ "steep" ]

    2:  Adjective: Used to describe the incline or decline of a surface.

      * e.g.,  ...  Don't try to walk down that hill to the river, It's too steep and you will bust your ass. 

     [ "steep" ]

    1: Verb: The process of placing a tea bag into hot water in order to brew tea.

      * e.g.,  ...  Steep the tea for 10 minutes, before mixing sugar and additional water to form iced tea. 

     [ "steep" ]

    2: Adjective: to describe the incline of a surface normally walked on.

      * e.g.,  ...  That hill is so steep, its impossible to climb unless you have really big balls! 

     [ "steep" ]

    1: An object that slopes. Most probably into your impending doom. DOOM.

      * e.g.,  ... I fell down a steep hill into my doom. 

     [ "steep" ]

    1: sweet; tight

      * e.g.,  ... Ed: My parents just bought me a new car. 

     [ "steep" ]

    1: very, very cool

      * e.g.,  ... Winning the lottery would be so steep! 

     [ "steep" ]

    1: fuckin amazing...can be anything; women, cars, drugs, etc

      * e.g.,  ... "that shit is steep" 

     [ "steep" ]

    1: Inspired by the way a tea bag steeps in hot water, steep means -

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, I'm just going to steep here for a minute." 

     [ "steep" ]

    2: V: to chill, or take in one's surroundings

      * e.g.,  ... "That new hammock is steeped out." 

     [ "steep" ]

    3: ADJ: something that is really cool or chill(can also be called "steeped out")

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm so steeped." 

     [ "steep" ]

    1: cool, sweet, tight, awesome, tubular, bodacious, wicked, good, great, super, good, rad, da bomb, off the hook, or excellent.

      * e.g.,  ... My new tattoo is totally steep! 

     [ "Steep" ]

    1: Steep a word to describe something or a situation that is unbelievably bad or unfortunate for your self or another person.

      * e.g.,  ... man: "we just lost the last bus!" 

     [ "steeped" ]

    1: The method that Tim Horton's (a Canadian doughnut chain) uses to make tea. In a 2005 commercial, it takes on a new meaning as a mother misinterprits steeped to mean cool. Now steeped is being used in popular culture to mean cool or great. Being told that something of yours is steeped should be taken as a compliment (or you just have some good tea).

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey Mrs. Chan, your garden is looking steeped!" 

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