(uncountable) The state or quality of being steep. / (countable) The result or product of being steep.

plural of steepness

Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical. / (informal) expensive

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

(transitive, middle) To soak or wet thoroughly. / (intransitive, figuratively) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.

A liquid used in a steeping process / A rennet bag.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of steep

simple past tense and past participle of steep

present participle of steep

An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.