steep
 I. steep1 (stēp)adj. steep·er, steep·est
1. Having a sharp inclination; precipitous.
2. At a rapid or precipitous rate:
a steep rise in salaries.
3.
a. Excessive; stiff:
a steep price.
b. Ambitious; difficult:
a steep undertaking.n.
A precipitous slope. [Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap.] steepʹly adv.steepʹness n.
Synonyms: steep1, abrupt, precipitous, sheer
2 These adjectives mean so sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular: steep cliffs; an abrupt drop-off; precipitous hills; a sheer descent. II. steep2 (stēp)v. steeped, steep·ing, steepsv. tr.
1. To soak in liquid in order to cleanse, soften, or extract a given property from.
2. To infuse or subject thoroughly to.
3. To make thoroughly wet; saturate.v. intr.
To undergo a soaking in liquid.n.
1.
a. The act or process of steeping.
b. The state of being steeped.
2. A liquid, bath, or solution in which something is steeped. [Middle English stepen, perhaps of Old English origin.] steepʹer n.
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