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steep[1,adjective] steep[2,noun] steep[3,verb]

Main Entry: ¹steep
Pronunciation: stp
Function: adjective
1 : having a very sharp slope : almost straight up-and-down
2 : being or characterized by a very rapid decline or increase
3 : too great or high <steep prices>
- steep·ly adverb
synonyms STEEP, PRECIPITOUS, SHEER mean having a slope that is close to exactly upright. STEEP implies such sharpness of pitch that going up or down is very difficult <a steep hill>. PRECIPITOUS applies to a slope so sharp that it is almost straight up-and-down <the river winds through a precipitous gorge>. SHEER suggests an unbroken precipitous expanse <sheer cliffs that made the climbers hesitate>.