steep
- Adjective. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
- Adjective. (informal) expensive.
- Verb. To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item.
- Verb. To be imbued with an abstract quality.
- Verb. To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.
- Noun. A liquid used in a steeping process.
- Noun. B escarpment.
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