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Antonyms for steep

Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : steep
Phonetic Transcription : stip

Definition of steep

Origin :
  • "having a sharp slope," Old English steap "high, lofty," from Proto-Germanic *staupaz (cf. Old Frisian stap, Middle High German *stouf), from PIE *steup- "to push, stick, knock, beat," with derivations referring to projecting objects (cf. Greek typtein "to strike," typos "a blow, mold, die;" Sanskrit tup- "harm," tundate "pushes, stabs;" Gothic stautan "push;" Old Norse stuttr "short"). The sense of "precipitous" is from c.1200. The slang sense "at a high price" is a U.S. coinage first attested 1856. Related: Steeply; steepness.
  • adj extreme in direction, course
  • adj very expensive
  • verb let soak
Example sentences :
  • He lighted the lantern, and Hal Dozier went down the steep steps, humming.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The banks of the river were steep, and consisted of soft clay.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • The banks of the watercourse were steep, the bottom was sandy.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • Immediately to the south rises the steep ridge known as the Chevin.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • Without waiting to plan, I began to climb down the steep side of the ravine.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Let it steep fourteen days, and then strain it through a flannel bag.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Cover it, and set it aside to steep for half an hour; then put it to cool.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • They took me up a steep, short slope, and set me down near the top.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • He could not charge at any great speed, for the ground was steep and uneven.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

Synonyms for steep

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