steep in water (verb)

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• steep — Ⅰ. steep [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular. 2) (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid. 3) informal (of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive. 4) informal (of a claim or account) exaggerated. ► …   English terms dictionary

• steep — [[t]sti͟ːp[/t]] steeper, steepest, steeps, steeping, steeped 1) ADJ GRADED 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. Derived… …   English dictionary

• steep — I. /stip / (say steep) adjective 1. having an almost perpendicular slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 2. Colloquial unduly high, or exorbitant, as a price or amount. 3. Colloquial extreme or… …  

• water — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) A clear liquid and major component of all living things Nouns 1. water, moisture, wetness; drinking water, spring water, mineral water; sea or salt water, fresh water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum;… …   English dictionary for students

• steep — English has two words steep. The adjective, ‘precipitous’ [OE], originally meant ‘very high’. It came from the prehistoric Germanic base *staup , *stūp , which also produced English steeple [OE] (etymologically a ‘high’ tower) and stoop [OE]. The …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• steep — English has two words steep. The adjective, ‘precipitous’ [OE], originally meant ‘very high’. It came from the prehistoric Germanic base *staup , *stūp , which also produced English steeple [OE] (etymologically a ‘high’ tower) and stoop [OE]. The …   Word origins

• steep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. soak, saturate, macerate. See water. adj. precipitous, abrupt, sheer, declivitous; vertical; informal, expensive (see dearness). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abrupt, precipitous, sheer,… …   English dictionary for students

• steep — steep1 adjective 1》 rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular. 2》 (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid. 3》 informal (of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive.     ↘dated (of a claim or account) exaggerated. noun… …   English new terms dictionary

• swim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. paddle, crawl, stroke, float, kick, tread water; feel dizzy, faint, swoon, reel, whirl; soak, be saturated, steep. See water. swim suit II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bath, dip, plunge, swimming race,… …   English dictionary for students

• soak up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑sop up, ↑suck up, ↑draw, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• steeply — Ⅰ. steep [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular. 2) (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid. 3) informal (of a price or demand) not reasonable; excessive. 4) informal (of a claim or account) exaggerated. ► …   English terms dictionary