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steep |
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steep adjective | verb
1 adjective 1.•steep cliffs:precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp, perpendicular, vertical, bluff, vertiginous. ANT gentle. 2.•a steep increase:sharp, sudden, precipitate, precipitous, rapid. ANT gradual. 3.informal •steep prices:expensive, costly, high, stiff | unreasonable, excessive, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, prohibitive, dear. ANT reasonable.
2 verb 1.•the ham is then steeped in brine:marinade, marinate, soak, souse, macerate | pickle. 2.•winding sheets were steeped in mercury sulfate:soak, saturate, immerse, wet through, drench | technical ret. 3.•a city steeped in history:imbue with, fill with, permeate with, pervade with, suffuse with, infuse with, soak in. |
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