steep hill
11steep — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ become, get, grow ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly …
12steep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap high, steep, deep; akin to Old Frisian stāp steep, Middle High German stief more at stoop Date: before 12th century 1. lofty, high used chiefly of a sea 2. making a large angle… …
13steep*/ — [stiːp] adj I 1) a steep slope goes up or down very quickly a steep hill/path[/ex] Suddenly the plane went into a steep dive.[/ex] 2) a steep increase or fall in something is sudden and very big a steep rise in oil prices[/ex] 3) steep prices are …
14steep — 1. adj. & n. adj. 1 sloping sharply; almost perpendicular (a steep hill; steep stairs). 2 (of a rise or fall) rapid (a steep drop in share prices). 3 (predic.) colloq. a (of a demand, price, etc.) exorbitant; unreasonable (esp. a bit steep). b… …
15Hill — n. & v. n. 1 a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as the hills) Anglo Ind. = hill station. 2 (often in comb.) a heap; a mound (anthill; dunghill). 3 a sloping piece of road. v.tr. 1 form into a hill. 2 (usu. foll. by… …
16hill — n. & v. n. 1 a a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain. b (as the hills) Anglo Ind. = hill station. 2 (often in comb.) a heap; a mound (anthill; dunghill). 3 a sloping piece of road. v.tr. 1 form into a hill. 2 (usu. foll. by… …
17hill — /hIl/ noun (C) 1 an area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller 2 a slope on a road: There s a steep hill ahead get into low gear. 3 on the Hill AmE on capitol hill or in the US government 4 over the hill no… …
18hill climb — noun a race for vehicles up a steep hill. Derivatives hill climber noun hill climbing noun …
19hill*/*/*/ — [hɪl] noun [C] an area of land that is higher than the land surrounding it but that is smaller and lower than a mountain They climbed slowly to the top of the hill.[/ex] The village is built on a steep hill.[/ex] • over the hill informalno longer …
20Steep-up — ( [u^]p ), a. Lofty and precipitous. [R.] [1913 Webster] Her stand she takes upon a steep up hill. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
