steep

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from.

Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬). The Proto-Indo-European root (and related) has many and varied descendants, including English ; compare also 🇨🇬.

The sense of “sharp slope” is attested circa 1200; the sense “expensive” is attested US 1856.

Adjective



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

Synonyms

 * brant

Translations

 * Armenian:, ,
 * Azerbaijani: sarp,
 * Bashkir: текә
 * Basque: piko
 * Belarusian: стро́мкi, стро́мы, круты́
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: escarpat,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: serth
 * Czech:, ,
 * Danish: stejl
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: järsk
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: peado, arduo, ingreme, enfesto, irado, empenougado, alpeiro, lercioso, meirol
 * Georgian: ფრიალო, ციცაბო
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἠλίβατος, αἰπύς
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: brattur, hallur, snarbrattur
 * Irish: géar, crochta
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: لێژ
 * Ladin: ërt
 * Lao:
 * Latin: praeceps,, praeruptus
 * Latvian: stāvs, kraujš
 * Lithuanian: statùs, skardìngas
 * Macedonian: стрмен
 * Malay: ,
 * Maori: tākau, tāheke, tūhoa, tūhoe
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic: ,
 * Mongolian: ᠡᠭᠴᠡ, ᠣᠭᠴᠤᠮ
 * Norman: raide
 * Norwegian: bratt
 * Occitan: escarpat, abrupt, escalabrós
 * Old English: stealc, brant
 * Plautdietsch: steil
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, íngrime
 * Romanian:


 * Romansch: stip
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: стр̏м
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: prudký
 * Slovene: strm
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: nagły, napśiski, napśismy
 * Upper Sorbian: nahły
 * Spanish:, , , , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tausug: titib
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: крути́й, стрімки́й
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:

Noun

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

Etymology 2
From, from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Related to.

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

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: máčet, namáčet, marinovat
 * Danish: dyppe,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: καταβρέχω
 * Hebrew: השרה
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:, 潤かす
 * Latin: subficiō
 * Maori: waiwai, kōpiro, whakamara, tāwai
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: indränka
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: замо́чувати, замочи́ти, просо́чувати, просочи́ти
 * Vietnamese:
 * Zazaki: procnayen


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: añoñoar, imbuir, impreinar
 * Japanese:
 * Russian:, , ,  ; ,  , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: загруза́ти, загру́знути


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: louhovat
 * Danish: (tea)
 * French:
 * German: ziehen lassen (tea)
 * Japanese:
 * Polish: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: зава́рювати, завари́ти

Noun

 * 1) A liquid used in a steeping process
 * Corn steep has many industrial uses.
 * 1) A rennet bag.

Translations

 * German:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: нава́р
 * Zazaki: agozte