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steep

  • 1 steep

    I [sti:p] adjective
    1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) απότομος
    2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) εξωφρενικός
    •
    - steeply II [sti:p]
    (to soak thoroughly.) εμποτίζω,μουσκεύω

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  • 2 Steep

    v. trans.
    Lip: P. and V. βάπτειν.
    Wet: P. and V. τέγγειν (Plat.), βρέχειν (Plat.), δεύειν (Plat.).
    Mix: P. and V. φυρᾶν.
    Steeped in: met., P. and V. μεστός (gen.), πλέως (gen.), πλήρης (gen.).
    ——————
    adj.
    P. and V. ὄρθιος.
    Sloping: P. ἐπικλινής.
    Sloping up: P. ἀνάντης, προσάντης.
    Sloping down: Ar. and P. κατάντης.
    Precipitous: P. ἀπότομος, ἀπόκρημνος, κρημνώδης, V. αἰπύς, αἰπύνωτος, αἰπεινός, ὀκρίς, ὑψηλόκρημνος; see Precipitous.
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    subs.
    P. and V. λόφος, ὁ, V. πάγος, ὁ, αἶπος, τό; see also Crag, Hill.
    Aid us with right good will as we drag our fortunes up the steep: V. ἕλκουσι δʼ ἡμῖν πρὸς λέπας τὰς συμφορὰς σπουδῇ σύναψαι (Eur., Hel. 1443).

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  • 3 steep

    1) απόκρημνος
    2) απότομος

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  • 4 ski jump

    1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.) χιονοδρομικό άλμα
    2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) πίστα για χιονοδρομικό άλμα

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  • 5 Abrupt

    adj.
    Sheer, steep: P. ἀπόκρημνος, κρημνώδης, ἀποτόμος (Plat.), ἀπόρρωξ (Xen.), V. ὑψηλόκρημνος, ὀκρίς; see Steep.
    Of speech: P. βραχύλογος.
    Sudden: see Sudden.

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  • 6 High

    adj.
    P. and V. ὑψηλός, V. ὑψιγέννητος, ὑψαύχην, ὀρθόκρανος.
    Towering, steep: V. αἰπύς. αἰπεινός; see steep.
    High and craggy: V. ὑψηλόκρημνος.
    Raised in the air: Ar. and P. μετέωρος, Ar. and V. μετάρσιος.
    High ground: P. and V. τὰ ἄκρα, P. τὰ μετέωρα.
    On high, adv.: P. and V. ἄνω, Ar. and P. ἐπάνω, V. ὑψοῦ, ἄρδην.
    From on high: P. and V. ἄνωθεν, V. ὑψόθεν (Plat. also but rare P.), ἐξύπερθε. P. ἐπάνωθεν.
    Ruling on high, adj.: Ar. ὑψιμέδων.

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  • 7 ascent

    [-t]
    1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) σκαρφάλωμα
    2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) πλαγιά

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  • 8 brink

    [briŋk]
    (the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) χείλος

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  • 9 canyon

    ['kænjən]
    (a deep valley between high steep banks, usually containing a river: the Grand Canyon.) φαράγγι

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  • 10 cliff

    [klif]
    (a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea.) γκρεμός

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  • 11 crag

    [kræɡ]
    (a rough, steep mountain or rock.) κατσάβραχο

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  • 12 descent

    [-t]
    1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) κάθοδος
    2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) κατήφορος
    3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) καταγωγή

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  • 13 hill

    [hil]
    1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) λόφος
    2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.) ανήφορος,πλαγιά
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    - hilly
    - hillside

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  • 14 labour

    ['leibə] 1. noun
    1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) σκληρή εργασία
    2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) εργατικό δυναμικό, εργάτες
    3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) τοκετός, πόνοι γέννας
    4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) το Εργατικό Κόμμα
    2. verb
    1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) εργάζομαι σκληρά, αγκομαχώ
    2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) δυσκολεύομαι, πασχίζω
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    - laboriously
    - laboriousness
    - labourer
    - labour court
    - labour dispute
    - labour-saving

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  • 15 on all fours

    (on hands and knees: He went up the steep path on all fours.) στα τέσσερα

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  • 16 precipice

    ['presipis]
    (a steep cliff.) γκρεμός

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  • 17 precipitous

    [pri'sipitəs]
    adjective (very steep.) κατακόρυφος

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  • 18 rolling

    adjective ((of a landscape) having low hills and shallow valleys, without steep slopes.) κυματιστός, λοφώδης

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  • 19 sheer

    I 1. [ʃiə] adjective
    1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) απόλυτος,σκέτος
    2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) κατακόρυφος,απότομος
    3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) λεπτότατος
    2. adverb
    (verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) κατακόρυφα
    II [ʃiə]

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  • 20 skid

    [skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb
    (to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) γλιστρώ στα πλάγια,ντελαπάρω
    2. noun
    1) (an accidental slide sideways.) ντεραπάρισμα
    2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) σφήνα

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  • steep — [stiːp] adjective 1. steep prices, charges etc are unusually expensive: • Consumers are paying relatively steep prices for dairy products. • Anyone caught fiddling their expenses will face steep fines. 2. a steep increase or rise in something is… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • steep — steep1 [stēp] adj. [ME < OE steap, lofty, high, akin to OFris steep, MHG stouf, cliff (as in Ger Hohenstaufen) < IE * steup < base * (s)teu , to strike, butt > STOCK, STUB, L tundere, to strike] 1. having a sharp rise or highly… …   English World dictionary

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • steep — adj Steep, abrupt, precipitous, sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. The words are here arranged in ascending order of degree of perpendicularity. Steep implies so sharp a slope or pitch that ascent or descent is difficult… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Steep — (st[=e]p), a. Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steep-up — ( [u^]p ), a. Lofty and precipitous. [R.] [1913 Webster] Her stand she takes upon a steep up hill. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steep — is a village in central Hampshire, England just outside the town of Petersfield. Since 1899 it has been the location of Bedales School, a progressive public school. The poets Edward Thomas (from 1906) and Robert Frost (briefly) lived in the… …   Wikipedia

  • steep — [adj1] extreme in direction, course abrupt, arduous, breakneck, declivitous, elevated, erect, headlong, high, hilly, lifted, lofty, perpendicular, precipitate, precipitous, prerupt, raised, sharp, sheer, straight up; concept 581 Ant. gentle, mild …   New thesaurus

  • 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|en — «steemh>puhn», intransitive verb. to become steep or steeper. –v.t. to make steep or steeper …   Useful english dictionary

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