Definitions for Steep

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Steep steep

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IPA: /stip/

Steep is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in Steep (eepst).

Definitions for Steep

noun

1. a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
2. the act or process of steeping or the state of being steeped.
3. a liquid in which something is steeped.

adjective

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:
3. extreme or incredible, as a statement or story.
4. high or lofty.

verb (used with object)

1. to soak in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract some constituent:
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:

verb (used without object)

1. to lie soaking in a liquid.

Origin of Steep

before 900; Middle English stepe (adj.), Old English stēap; akin to stoop¹

Examples for Steep

Rising up from scooping bay, the steep topography—hemmed by hills of evergreens—promises panoramas at practically every turn.

He lighted the lantern, and Hal Dozier went down the steep steps, humming.

Immediately to the south rises the steep ridge known as the Chevin.

We gazed on a residential area of box-like homes stacked on top of one another on a steep hillside.

The banks of the watercourse were steep, the bottom was sandy.

But just up the steep river bank and through the brush is an opening.

Without waiting to plan, I began to climb down the steep side of the ravine.

In Sierra Leone, the WHO report reads, “steep increases persist.”

Sure, some churches are expanding, but overall, your way of life is in steep decline.

The banks of the river were steep, and consisted of soft clay.