Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - steep
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Steep
steep
~1 adj 1 a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle (The road's too steep to ride up on a bike.) 2 steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive (landlords asking steep rents) 3 a steep increase or rise in something is a very big increase (A steep increase in the number of car thefts in the area.) 4 that's/it's a bit steep BrE spoken used to say that a request or action is unreasonable (They want us to work on New Year's Day? That's a bit steep!) - steeply adv - steepness n ~2 v 1 be steeped in history/tradition etc to have a lot of a particular quality such as history etc (a town steeped in history) 2 to put food in a liquid and leave it there so that it becomes soft or has the same taste as the liquid (Steep the raisins in sherry.)
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(steeper, steepest, steeps, steeping, steeped) 1. A steep slope rises at a very sharp angle and is difficult to go up. San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep. ...a narrow, steep-sided valley. ADJ • steeply The road climbs steeply, with good views of Orvieto through the trees. ...steeply terraced valleys. ...houses with steeply sloping roofs. ADV: ADV with v 2. A steep increase or decrease in something is a very big increase or decrease. Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases. = sharp ADJ • steeply Unemployment is rising steeply. ADV: ADV with v 3. If you say that the price of something is steep, you mean that it is expensive. (INFORMAL) The annual premium can be a little steep, but will be well worth it if your dog is injured. ...green beans steeped in olive oil. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, V n, V-ed STEEPED If a place or person is steeped in a quality or characteristic, they are surrounded by it or deeply influenced by it. The castle is steeped in history and legend... ADJ: v-link ADJ in n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stepe, from Old English steap high, ~, deep; akin to Old Frisian stap ~, Middle High German stief — more at stoop Date: before 12th century 1. lofty, high — used chiefly of a sea 2. making a large angle with the plane of the horizon 3. a. mounting or falling precipitously the stairs were very ~ b. being or characterized by a rapid and intensive decline or increase 4. extremely or excessively high ~ prices • ~ish adjective • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. ~ implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult a ~ hill a ~ dive. abrupt implies a sharper pitch and a sudden break in the level a beach with an abrupt drop-off. precipitous applies to an incline approaching the vertical the river winds through a precipitous gorge. sheer suggests an unbroken perpendicular expanse sheer cliffs that daunted the climbers. II. noun Date: 1555 a precipitous place III. verb Etymology: Middle English stepen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for softening, bleaching, or extracting an essence) 2. to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or soaking) 3. to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading influence) practices ~ed in tradition intransitive verb to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid Synonyms: see soak • ~er noun IV. noun Date: 15th century 1. the state or process of being ~ed 2. a bath or solution in which something is ~ed ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. adj. & n. --adj. 1 sloping sharply; almost perpendicular (a steep hill; steep stairs). 2 (of a rise or fall) rapid (a steep drop in share prices). 3 (predic.) colloq. a (of a demand, price, etc.) exorbitant; unreasonable (esp. a bit steep). b (of a story etc.) exaggerated; incredible. --n. a steep slope; a precipice. Derivatives steepen v.intr. & tr. steepish adj. steeply adv. steepness n. Etymology: OE steap f. WG, rel. to STOOP(1) 2. v. & n. --v.tr. soak or bathe in liquid. --n. 1 the act or process of steeping. 2 the liquid for steeping. Phrases and idioms steep in 1 pervade or imbue with (steeped in misery). 2 make deeply acquainted with (a subject etc.) (steeped in the classics). Etymology: ME f. OE f. Gmc (as STOUP) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) крутой подъём 2) крутой спуск 3) замачивание; вымачивание; размачивание мочить; замачивать; вымачивать; размачивать 4) мерсеризовать 5) пропитывать 6) жидкость для замочки 7) аппарат для замочки - corn steep ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) вымачивать 2) крутой 3) опускаться 4) погружать 5) погружаться 6) размочить method of steep variations — метод крутых вариаций steep wood in solutions — вымачивать древесину в растворах - steep curve - steep descent - steep dive - steep front - steep slope - steep spin - steep spiral ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. круча, крутизна; обрыв, пропасть 2. небо 3. крутой steep roof —- крутая крыша steep climb —- ав. крутой набор высоты, крутой подъем steep dipping —- геол. крутопадающий 4. разг. чрезмерный, преувеличенный steep demands —- завышенные требования 5. вздутый, очень высокий (о цене) 6. разг. невероятный, неправдоподобный (о рассказе) it seems a bit steep —- это уж слишком 7. погружение (в жидкость); пропитка, пропитывание; замочка, мочка 8. спец. замочная жидкость 9. ванна для пропитки; замочный чан, мочило 10. погружать (в жидкость) 11. вымачивать, замачивать steep the vegetables for two hours in water —- положите овощи на два часа в воду 12. топить, заливать to steep one's grief in wine —- топить горе в вине 13. настаивать, делать настой to steep tea —- дать чаю настояться 14. окутывать (о тумане, дыме и т. п.) 15. часто refl погружаться, уходить с головой; погрязнуть to steep oneself in a subject —- погрузиться в изучение какого-л. предмета steeped in crime —- погрязший в преступлениях steeped in slumber —- погруженный в дремоту 16. (in) пропитывать steeped in some aseptic —- пропитанный каким-л. асептическим раствором steeped in traditions —- пронизанный традициями to be steeped in tears —- обливаться слезами, утопать в слезах 17. спец. бучить, выщелачивать Id: to steep one's hands in blood —-...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. adj. 1) крутой 2) coll. чрезмерный, непомерно высокий (о требованиях, ценах и т.п.); it seems a bit steep - это уже слишком 3) невероятный, преувеличенный, неправдоподобный Syn: abrupt, precipitous, sheer see wet Ant: flat, gentle, gradual, level, low, plain 2. noun круча; обрыв II 1. noun 1) погружение (в жидкость); пропитка 2) ванна для пропитки 2. v. 1) погружать (в жидкость); пропитывать (in); If the clothes are very dirty, steep them in soapy water over-night. 2) погружаться, уходить с головой; погрязнуть; to steep in prejudice - погрязнуть в предрассудках; to steep in slumber - погрузиться в сон; to be steeped in literature - уйти с головой в литературу 3) бучить, выщелачивать ...Англо-русский словарь
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U.S. gov. abbr. Social, Technical, Economic, Environmental, And Political U.S. gov. abbr. Solutions To Economic And Environmental Problems educ. abbr. Screening To Enhance Equitable Placement ...English abbreviation dictionary
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