to steep something in
11steep — 1 adjective 1 a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle: The road s too steep to ride up on a bike. 2 steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive: landlords asking steep rents 3 a steep increase or rise in something is a very… …
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 — steep1 steeply, adv. steepness, n. /steep/, adj., steeper, steepest, n. adj. 1. having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 2. (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant: Those …
14steep — I [[t]stip[/t]] adj. er, est, n. 1) having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, or stairs 2) (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant 3) high or lofty 4) a steep place; declivity, as of a… …
15steep — I. /stip / (say steep) adjective 1. having an almost perpendicular slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 2. Colloquial unduly high, or exorbitant, as a price or amount. 3. Colloquial extreme or… …
16steep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. soak, saturate, macerate. See water. adj. precipitous, abrupt, sheer, declivitous; vertical; informal, expensive (see dearness). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abrupt, precipitous, sheer,… …
17steep ascent — climbing up something with a sharp inclination, inclined ascension which is difficult to perform …
18It's a bit steep! — It s/That s a bit steep! British & Australian something that you say when you think something is not fair. Keith, calling me boring? That s a bit steep! …
19That's a bit steep! — It s/That s a bit steep! British & Australian something that you say when you think something is not fair. Keith, calling me boring? That s a bit steep! …
20be steeped in something — phrase to have a lot of a particular quality or thing The region is steeped in history. Thesaurus: to have a particular quality or thingsynonym Main entry: steep …
