Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
steep
IPA transcription: [st'ip]
adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
steep
Meaning:
having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
steep
Meaning:
a steep place (as on a hill)
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak_up
Meaning:
devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
Usage examples
The bank was high and steep.
Having refreshed himself he turned up the steep street.
When the dye-stuff is strained, steep the articles in it.
We were now beginning to scale the steep sides of Snaefell.
This struck me as rather steep even for Oriental methods of doing business.
"At the upper edge of our Valley there is one place not so steep as the rest.
After traveling for some distance I was led, still blindfolded, up a steep trail.
Soon got to a steep grade, when the sledge overran and upset us one after another.
He had better have said slide, for we did nothing but drop down the steep inclines.
Usanga clutched wildly at the control and the machine shot upward at a steep angle.