"steep" meaning in English

See steep in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /stiːp/ Audio: en-us-steep.ogg [US] Forms: steep [positive], steeper [comparative], steepest [superlative]
enPR: stēp Head templates: {{adj|steep|steeper|steepest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a hill or slope is steep, it goes up at a high angle.
    Sense id: simple-steep-en-adj-ps9uCjSk
  2. If a price or cost of something is steep, it is very high or expensive.
    Sense id: simple-steep-en-adj-gV0wUhAe

Verb

IPA: /stiːp/ Audio: en-us-steep.ogg [US] Forms: steep [canonical], steeps [third-person, singular], steeped [past], steeped [past, participle], steeping [present, participle]
enPR: stēp Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To soak something in a liquid. Synonyms: sog, saturate
    Sense id: simple-steep-en-verb-5PBe8gBL
  2. To be soaked in a liquid.
    Sense id: simple-steep-en-verb-yD1fWcbd
  3. To be full of some quality.
    Sense id: simple-steep-en-verb-meZTlhrV
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          "word": "sog"
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          "word": "saturate"
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