See steep on Wiktionary
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"forms": [
{
"form": "steep",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "steeper",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "steepest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
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"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Be very careful; the hill is very steep and it's easy to fall and hurt yourself."
}
],
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"If a hill or slope is steep, it goes up at a high angle."
],
"id": "simple-steep-en-adj-ps9uCjSk"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "$500 for an old, used television set? No thanks, that's too steep for me."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If a price or cost of something is steep, it is very high or expensive."
],
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}
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},
{
"ipa": "/stiːp/"
},
{
"sampa": "/sti:p/"
},
{
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"tags": [
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}
],
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}
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},
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},
{
"form": "steeped",
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]
},
{
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"To soak something in a liquid."
],
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"word": "sog"
},
{
"word": "saturate"
}
]
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"To be soaked in a liquid."
],
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},
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The accident is steeped in mystery."
},
{
"text": "The town is steeped in history."
}
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"To be full of some quality."
],
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}
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"form": "steeper",
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},
{
"form": "steepest",
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"superlative"
]
}
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{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Be very careful; the hill is very steep and it's easy to fall and hurt yourself."
}
],
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"If a hill or slope is steep, it goes up at a high angle."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "$500 for an old, used television set? No thanks, that's too steep for me."
}
],
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"If a price or cost of something is steep, it is very high or expensive."
]
}
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"enpr": "stēp"
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"form": "steeps",
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},
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"form": "steeped",
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{
"word": "saturate"
}
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]
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{
"text": "The accident is steeped in mystery."
},
{
"text": "The town is steeped in history."
}
],
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"To be full of some quality."
]
}
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},
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"ipa": "/stiːp/"
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}
],
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}
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