steep as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
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as an adjective: - 1
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steep
noun
1 steep
A steep place (as on a hill).
verb
1 steep
Devote (oneself) fully to.
synonyms: absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up.
Roget 337:
be watery
etc.
adj.;
reek.
add water,
water,
wet;
moisten
etc.
339;
dilute,
dip,
immerse;
merge;
immerge,
submerge;
plunge,
souse,
duck,
drown;
soak,
steep,
macerate,
pickle,
wash,
sprinkle,
lave,
bathe,
affuse†,
splash,
swash,
douse,
drench;
dabble,
slop,
slobber,
irrigate,
inundate,
deluge;
syringe,
inject,
gargle.
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Dutch: opgaan
2 steep
Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse:
— Steep the blossoms in oil.
— Steep the fruit in alcohol.
synonym: infuse.
Dutch: wellen
adjective
1 steep
Having a sharp inclination.
2 steep
3 steep
Of a slope; set at a high angle.
Polish: spadzisty
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