[steep] 
,adjective, -er, -est, noun | 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 prices are too steep for me. |
| 3. | extreme or incredible, as a statement or story. |
| 4. | high or lofty. |
| 5. | a steep place; declivity, as of a hill. |
[steep] ,| 1. | to soak in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract some constituent: to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket weaving. |
| 2. | to wet thoroughly in or with a liquid; drench; saturate; imbue. |
| 3. | to immerse in or saturate or imbue with some pervading, absorbing, or stupefying influence or agency: an incident steeped in mystery. |
| 4. | to lie soaking in a liquid. |
| 5. | the act or process of steeping or the state of being steeped. |
| 6. | a liquid in which something is steeped. |
| steep 1 (stēp) adj. steep·er, steep·est
[Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap.] steep'ly adv., steep'ness n. Synonyms: These adjectives mean so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: steep cliffs; an abrupt drop-off; precipitous hills; a sheer descent. |
| steep 2 (stēp) v. steeped, steep·ing, steeps v. tr.
To undergo a soaking in liquid. n.
[Middle English stepen, perhaps of Old English origin.] steep'er n. |