steep

Signification

Adj

1. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
2. (informal) expensive
3. (obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
4. resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular

Noun

The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.

Verb

1. To soak or wet thoroughly.
2. To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
3. To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.

Noun

1. A liquid used in a steeping process
2. A rennet bag.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/stiːp/

Étymologie

From Middle English steep, from Old English stēap (“high”), from Proto-Germanic *staupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, stick”).
Compare Old Frisian stāp ("high, towering"; > Modern Saterland Frisian stiep (“steep”)), Dutch stoop (“grand; proud”), Middle High German stouf (“towering cliff, precipice”), Middle High German stief (“steep”)). The Proto-Indo-European root (and related) has many and varied descendants, including English stub; compare also Scots stap (“to strike, to forcibly insert”).
The sense of “sharp slope” is attested circa 1200; the sense “expensive” is attested US 1856.

Phrases

Tea has been planted in the Eastern Division with very steep slopes .

Le thé a été planté dans la division orientale avec des pentes très raides.