Hypertext Webster Gateway: "steep"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
brasilein \bra*sil"e*in\, {C16H12O5}, to which brazilwood owes
its dyeing properties. Brasque \Brasque\, n. [F.] (Metal.)
A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with
clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used
for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also {steep}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steep \Steep\ (st[=e]p), a.
Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.]
His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeped} (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Steeping}.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
{Stoop}, v. t.]
To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of
by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often
used figuratively.
Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
In refreshing dew to steep The little, trembling
flowers. --Wordsworth.
The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steep \Steep\, v. i.
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is
steeping. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steep \Steep\, n.
1. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing
liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
2. A rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steep \Steep\, a. [Comper. {Steeper}; superl. {Steepest}.] [OE.
steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel. steyp?r steep, and
st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt; cf. OFries.
stap high. Cf. {Stoop}, v. i., {Steep}, v. t., {Steeple}.]
1. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon;
ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a
horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill
or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep
declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
2. Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steep \Steep\, n.
A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any
elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of
the horizon; a precipice. --Dryden.
We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken
into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.
--Addison.
Bare steeps, where desolation stalks. --Wordsworth.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
steep
adj 1: having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep
cliffs" [ant: {gradual}]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
"exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an
outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest
rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate},
{outrageous}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]
3: of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline";
"a steep roof sheds snow"
n : a steep place (as on a hill)
v 1: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge}, {engross},
{absorb}, {soak up}]
2: sit or let sit in boiling water to extract the flavor; "the
tea is brewing" [syn: {brew}, {infuse}]
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