slovodefinícia
steep
(encz)
steep,máčet Zdeněk Brož
steep
(encz)
steep,marinovat v: Zdeněk Brož
steep
(encz)
steep,namáčet fjey
steep
(encz)
steep,příkrý adj: Zdeněk Brož
steep
(encz)
steep,sráz Zdeněk Brož
steep
(encz)
steep,stráň Zdeněk Brož
steep
(encz)
steep,strmý fjey
steep
(encz)
steep,svah Zdeněk Brož
Steep
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, n.
1. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing
liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
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2. A rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]
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Steep
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., 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.
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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
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Steep
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\ (st[=e]p), a.
Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.]
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His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. --Chaucer.
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Steep
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
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.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
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Steep
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, v. i.
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is
steeping. [Colloq.]
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Steep
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, n.
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.
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We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken
into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.
--Addison.
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Bare steeps, where desolation stalks. --Wordsworth.
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steep
(gcide)
brasilein \bra*sil"e*in\, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes
its dyeing properties.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Brasque \Brasque\, n. [F.] (Metal.)
A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with
clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used
for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also steep.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
steep
(wn)
steep
adj 1: having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs";
"steep cliffs" [ant: gradual]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant
rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on
entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable
spending" [syn: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous,
steep, unconscionable, usurious]
3: of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a
steep roof sheds snow"
n 1: a steep place (as on a hill)
v 1: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge,
engross, absorb, soak up]
2: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep
the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" [syn:
steep, infuse]
podobné slovodefinícia
steeple
(mass)
steeple
- zvonica, zvonica
steeply
(mass)
steeply
- prudko
a little steep
(encz)
a little steep,trochu drahý Zdeněk Brož
seedlings steeping in pesticide solution
(encz)
seedlings steeping in pesticide solution,máčení sadby v pesticidním
roztoku [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač
sowing seed steeping in pesticide solution
(encz)
sowing seed steeping in pesticide solution,máčení osiva v pesticidním
roztoku [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač
steep
(encz)
steep,máčet Zdeněk Brožsteep,marinovat v: Zdeněk Brožsteep,namáčet fjeysteep,příkrý adj: Zdeněk Brožsteep,sráz Zdeněk Brožsteep,stráň Zdeněk Brožsteep,strmý fjeysteep,svah Zdeněk Brož
steepen
(encz)
steepen,zestrmět Zdeněk Brož
steeper
(encz)
steeper,prudší adj: Zdeněk Brožsteeper,strmější adj: Zdeněk Brož
steepest
(encz)
steepest,nejpříkřejší adj: Zdeněk Brož
steepish
(encz)
steepish,poměrně příkrý Zdeněk Brož
steeple
(encz)
steeple,kostelní věž Zdeněk Brožsteeple,zvonice n: Zdeněk Brož
steeplechase
(encz)
steeplechase,překážkový dostih Zdeněk Brožsteeplechase,steeplechase Zdeněk Brož
steeplechaser
(encz)
steeplechaser,účastník překážkového dostihu Zdeněk Brož
steeplechasing
(encz)
steeplechasing,
steepled
(encz)
steepled,
steeplejack
(encz)
steeplejack,opravář vysokých staveb Zdeněk Brož
steeply
(encz)
steeply,prudce adv: Zdeněk Brožsteeply,příkře adv: Zdeněk Brož
steepness
(encz)
steepness,příkrost Jaroslav Šedivý
steeplechase
(czen)
steeplechase,steeplechase Zdeněk Brož
Downsteepy
(gcide)
Downsteepy \Down"steep`y\, a.
Very steep. [Obs.] --Florio.
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Insteep
(gcide)
Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insteeped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insteeping.]
To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] "In gore he lay insteeped."
--Shak.
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Insteeped
(gcide)
Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insteeped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insteeping.]
To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] "In gore he lay insteeped."
--Shak.
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Insteeping
(gcide)
Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insteeped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insteeping.]
To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] "In gore he lay insteeped."
--Shak.
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precipitous steep
(gcide)
clifflike \clifflike\ adj.
characterized by cliffs; -- of a shore or shoreline; --
contrasted with beachy. [Narrower terms: {precipitous,
steep}]

Syn: cliffy.
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rood steeple
(gcide)
Rood \Rood\ (r[=oo]d), n. [AS. r[=o]d a cross; akin to OS.
r[=o]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. Rod
a measure.]
1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross
with Christ hanging on it.
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Note: Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an
elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his
head, and holding the cross on which the Son is
represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in
the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the
Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the
principal figures.
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Savior, in thine image seen
Bleeding on that precious rood. --Wordsworth.
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2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a
perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.
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By the rood, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in
swearing. "No, by the rood, not so." --Shak.

Rood beam (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church,
supporting the rood.

Rood loft (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which
the rood and its appendages were set up to view. --Gwilt.

Rood screen (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the
body of the church, over which the rood was placed.
--Fairholt.

Rood tower (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave
and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it
was called also rood steeple. --Weale.

Rood tree, the cross. [Obs.] "Died upon the rood tree."
--Gower.
[1913 Webster]Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.

Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.

Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.

Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.

Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Rood steeple
(gcide)
Rood \Rood\ (r[=oo]d), n. [AS. r[=o]d a cross; akin to OS.
r[=o]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. Rod
a measure.]
1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross
with Christ hanging on it.
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Note: Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an
elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his
head, and holding the cross on which the Son is
represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in
the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the
Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the
principal figures.
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Savior, in thine image seen
Bleeding on that precious rood. --Wordsworth.
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2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a
perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.
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By the rood, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in
swearing. "No, by the rood, not so." --Shak.

Rood beam (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church,
supporting the rood.

Rood loft (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which
the rood and its appendages were set up to view. --Gwilt.

Rood screen (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the
body of the church, over which the rood was placed.
--Fairholt.

Rood tower (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave
and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it
was called also rood steeple. --Weale.

Rood tree, the cross. [Obs.] "Died upon the rood tree."
--Gower.
[1913 Webster]Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.

Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.

Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.

Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.

Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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steep
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, n.
1. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing
liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
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2. A rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., 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.
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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\ (st[=e]p), a.
Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.]
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His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
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.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\, v. i.
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is
steeping. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\, n.
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.
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We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken
into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.
--Addison.
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Bare steeps, where desolation stalks. --Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]brasilein \bra*sil"e*in\, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes
its dyeing properties.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Brasque \Brasque\, n. [F.] (Metal.)
A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with
clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used
for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also steep.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Steep-down
(gcide)
Steep-down \Steep"-down`\ (st[=e]p"doun`), a.
Deep and precipitous; having steep descent. [R.]
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Wash me in steep-down gulfs of liquid fire. --Shak.
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Steeped
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
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.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
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Steepen
(gcide)
Steepen \Steep"en\ (st[=e]p"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steepened
(st[=e]p"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Steepening.]
To become steep or steeper.
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As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow
of the hill some traces of the old path. --H. Miller.
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Steepened
(gcide)
Steepen \Steep"en\ (st[=e]p"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steepened
(st[=e]p"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Steepening.]
To become steep or steeper.
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As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow
of the hill some traces of the old path. --H. Miller.
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Steepening
(gcide)
Steepen \Steep"en\ (st[=e]p"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steepened
(st[=e]p"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Steepening.]
To become steep or steeper.
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As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow
of the hill some traces of the old path. --H. Miller.
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Steeper
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., 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.
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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]Steeper \Steep"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
A vessel, vat, or cistern, in which things are steeped.
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Steepest
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., 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.
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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
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Steepiness
(gcide)
Steepiness \Steep"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
Steepness. --Howell.
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Steeping
(gcide)
Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
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.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
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Steepish
(gcide)
Steepish \Steep"ish\, a.
Somewhat steep. --Carlyle.
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Steeple
(gcide)
Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.

Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.

Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.

Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.

Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple bush
(gcide)
Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.

Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.

Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.

Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.

Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple chase
(gcide)
Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.

Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.

Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.

Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.

Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple chaser
(gcide)
Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.

Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.

Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.

Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.

Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple engine
(gcide)
Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.

Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.

Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.

Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.

Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple house
(gcide)
Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.

Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.

Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.

Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.

Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeplechasing
(gcide)
Steeplechasing \Stee"ple*chas`ing\ (-ch[=a]s`[i^]ng), n.
The act of riding steeple chases.
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Steeple-crowned
(gcide)
Steeple-crowned \Stee"ple-crowned`\ (-kround`), a.
1. Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building.
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2. Having a crown shaped like a steeple; as, a
steeple-crowned hat; also, wearing a hat with such a
crown.
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This grave, bearded, sable-cloaked, and
steeple-crowned progenitor. --Hawthorne.
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Steepled
(gcide)
Steepled \Stee"pled\ (st[=e]"p'ld), a.
Furnished with, or having the form of, a steeple; adorned
with steeples. --Fairfax.
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Steeply
(gcide)
Steeply \Steep"ly\ (st[=e]p"l[y^]), adv.
In a steep manner; with steepness; with precipitous
declivity.
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Steepness
(gcide)
Steepness \Steep"ness\, n.
1. Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity;
as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof.
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2. Height; loftiness. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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Steep-up
(gcide)
Steep-up \Steep"-up`\ (-[u^]p`), a.
Lofty and precipitous. [R.]
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Her stand she takes upon a steep-up hill. --Shak.
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Steepy
(gcide)
Steepy \Steep"y\ (-[y^]), a.
Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]
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No more, my goats, shall I behold you climb
The steepy cliffs, or crop the flow'ry thyme. --Dryden.
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Unsteeped
(gcide)
Unsteeped \Unsteeped\
See steeped.
steep
(wn)
steep
adj 1: having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs";
"steep cliffs" [ant: gradual]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant
rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on
entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable
spending" [syn: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous,
steep, unconscionable, usurious]
3: of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a
steep roof sheds snow"
n 1: a steep place (as on a hill)
v 1: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge,
engross, absorb, soak up]
2: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep
the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" [syn:
steep, infuse]
steep-sided
(wn)
steep-sided
adj 1: having very steep sides
steepen
(wn)
steepen
v 1: become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened"
2: make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain
sides"
steeper
(wn)
steeper
n 1: a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping
steepish
(wn)
steepish
adj 1: somewhat steep
steeple
(wn)
steeple
n 1: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building
(usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at
the top [syn: steeple, spire]
steeplechase
(wn)
steeplechase
n 1: a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with
hurdles and a water jump
2: a horse race over an obstructed course
steeplechaser
(wn)
steeplechaser
n 1: a horse trained to run in steeplechases
steeplejack
(wn)
steeplejack
n 1: someone who builds or maintains very tall structures
steeply
(wn)
steeply
adv 1: in a steep manner; "the street rose steeply up to the
castle"

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