āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
steep
01
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛ā§
(of a surface) having a sharp slope or angle, making it difficult to climb or walk up
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She found herself out of breath after climbing the steep staircase to the top of the tower.
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ
(of an angle) measuring less than 90 degrees
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The steep angle of the roof allows for quick drainage of rainwater.
āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
exceeding reasonable or moderate bounds
04
āĻāĻā§āĻ, āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ
having a high cost, often higher than expected or reasonable
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hotel charges a steep fee for parking.
āĻšā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĢāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
to steep
01
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to soak or immerse something in a liquid to extract flavors
Complex Transitive: to steep sth in sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She steeped the tea leaves in hot water to create a fragrant and flavorful brew.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
a place characterized by a sharp slope
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
steepish
steeply
steepness
steep
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
