Steep
Steep (stēp) , adjective
Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obsolete]
His eyen steep, and rolling in his head.
Steep (stēpt) , transitive verb
[Old English stepen, probably from Icelandic steypa to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals, causative of stūpa to stoop; compare Swedish stopa to cast, to steep, Danish stobe, Dutch & German stippen to steep, to dip. Compare Stoop, v. i.]
To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively.
Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep.
In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers.
The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
Steep , intransitive verb
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping. [Colloquial]
Steep , noun
1.
Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
2.
A rennet bag. [Provincial English]
Steep (-ẽr) , adjective
[Old English steep, step, Anglo-Saxon steáp; akin to Icelandic steyper steep, and stūpa to stoop, Swedish stupa to fall, to tilt; compare OFries. stap high. Compare Stoop, v. i., Steep, transitive verb, Steeple.]
1.
Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
2.
Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated; high. [Obsolete] — Chapman
3.
Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
Steep , noun
A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice. — Dryden
We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.
Bare steeps, where desolation stalks.