1. Having a sharp inclination
   "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
    
2. Of a slope; set at a high angle
   "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"
    
3. (of a cost) unreasonably high or excessive
   "The restaurant charged steep prices for basic dishes";";
   - exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious [formal], exhorbitant [non-standard], eye-watering [informal]

1. Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavour or to cleanse
   "steep the fruit in alcohol";
   - infuse
    
2. Devote (oneself) fully to
   "He steeped himself in classical literature";
   - immerse, plunge, engross, absorb

1. A steep place (as on a hill)
   "The hikers struggled to climb the steep"

Derived forms: steeping, steepest, steeper, steeps, steeped

See also: abrupt, bluff, bold, heavy, high, immoderate, perpendicular, precipitous, sharp, sheer, steepish, steep-sided, vertical

Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], concentrate, declension [archaic], declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, focus, imbue, pore, pore over, rivet, soak

Antonym: gradual

Encyclopedia: Steep, Hampshire