| ADJECTIVE | all | steep | having a sharp inclination |
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| all | steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation | |
| all | steep | of a slope | |
| VERB | cognition | steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up | devote (oneself) fully to |
| change | steep, infuse | let sit in a liquid / liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse | |
| NOUN | object | steep | a steep place (as on a hill) |
| Sounds | stiy'p | |
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| Rhymes | asleep ... weep: 22 rhymes with iyp... | |
| Meaning | Having a sharp inclination. | |
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| Narrower | abrupt, precipitous, sharp | Extremely steep |
| bluff, bold, sheer | Very steep | |
| heavy | sharply inclined | |
| perpendicular | Extremely steep | |
| steep-sided | Having very steep sides | |
| steepish | Somewhat steep | |
| See also | vertical, perpendicular | At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line |
| Opposite | gradual | (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt |
| Spanish | empinado, escarpado | |
| Nouns | steepness | the property possessed by a slope that is very steep |
| Adverbs | steeply | in a steep manner |
| Meaning | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. | |
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| Synonyms | exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious | |
| Broader | immoderate | Beyond reasonable limits |
| Spanish | descomunal, desmesurado, desorbitado, exagerado, exorbitante, extraordinario | |
| Catalan | descomunal, desmesurat, desorbitat, exagerat, exorbitant, extraordinari | |
| Meaning | Of a slope; set at a high angle. | |
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| Broader | high | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high') |
| Spanish | abrupto, empinado, escarpado | |
| Catalan | empinat, escarpat | |
| Nouns | steepness | the property possessed by a slope that is very steep |
| Meaning | A steep place (as on a hill). | |
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| Broader | descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope | A downward slope or bend |
| Meaning | Devote (oneself) fully to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up | |
| Caused by | plunge, immerse | Cause to be immersed |
| Narrower | drink in, drink | Be fascinated or spell-bound by |
| Broader | concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet | direct one's attention on something |
| Similar to | plunge, immerse | Cause to be immersed |
| Spanish | absorberse, abstraerse, aislarse, concentrarse, embelesarse, empaparse, enfrascarse, ensimismarse, sumergirse, zambullirse | |
| Catalan | immergir-se, submergir-se | |
| Meaning | Let sit in a liquid / liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonym | infuse | |
| Narrower | decoct | steep in hot water |
| draw | steep | |
| infuse | Undergo the process of infusion | |
| marinade, marinate | soak in marinade | |
| Broader | soak, imbue | Fill, soak, or imbue totally |
| Similar to | infuse | Undergo the process of infusion |
| Spanish | embeber, empapar | |
| Catalan | amarar, elaborar, fer infusions, preparar, remullar, xopar | |
| Nouns | steeper | a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping |
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