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- [steep]
- /stip/
- /stiːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [steep]
- /stip/
Definitions of steep word
- adjective steep having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 1
- adjective steep (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant: Those prices are too steep for me. 1
- adjective steep extreme or incredible, as a statement or story. 1
- adjective steep high or lofty. 1
- noun steep the act or process of steeping or the state of being steeped. 1
- noun steep a liquid in which something is steeped. 1
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Origin of steep
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English stepe (adj.), Old English stēap; akin to stoop1
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Parts of speech for Steep
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
steep popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
steep usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for steep
adj steep
- absonant — inharmonious
- altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
- an arm and a leg — If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- big ticket — costing a great deal; expensive: fur coats and other big-ticket items.
verb steep
- bailed — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bailing — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- bedew — to wet or cover with or as if with drops of dew
- blow out — If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning.
noun steep
adjective steep
- course — Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- craggy — A craggy cliff or mountain is steep and rocky.
- exaggerated — That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
- excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- exorbitant — (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
Antonyms for steep
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