1. Having a sharp inclination
   "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" 
2. Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
   - exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious, exhorbitant 
3. Of a slope; set at a high angle
   "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

1. Devote (oneself) fully to
   - immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up 
2. Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavour or to cleanse
   "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
   - infuse

1. A steep place (as on a hill)

Derived forms: steepest, steeping, steeper, steeps, steeped

See also: abrupt, bluff, bold, heavy, high, immoderate, perpendicular, precipitous, sharp, sheer, steeper, steepish, steeply, steepness, steep-sided, vertical

Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], concentrate, declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, focus, imbue, pore, rivet, soak

Antonym: gradual

Encyclopedia: Steep

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