steep
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a steep place (as on a hill)
Types & categories
- declivity hypernym
Sense 2 verb
devote (oneself) fully to
He immersed himself into his studies
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- intentness derivation
- preoccupancy derivation
- engrossment derivation
- immerse verb group
Sense 3 adjective
having a sharp inclination
the steep attic stairs
Related & opposite
- vertical also see
- gradual antonym
- precipitousness derivation
- precipitous similar to
- bluff similar to
- heavy similar to
- perpendicular similar to
- steepish similar to
- steep-sided similar to
Sense 4 verb
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
steep the blossoms in oil
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
exorbitant rent
Related & opposite
- outrageousness derivation
- usury derivation
- immoderate similar to
Sense 6 adjective
of a slope; set at a high angle
note the steep incline
Related & opposite
- precipitousness derivation
- high similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | declivity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intentness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preoccupancy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | engrossment |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | immerse |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rivet |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | drink in |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | vertical |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | gradual |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitousness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | precipitous |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | bluff |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | heavy |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | perpendicular |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | steepish |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | steep-sided |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | steeper |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | infuse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | imbue |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | marinade |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | decoct |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | infuse |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | outrageousness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | usury |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | immoderate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | precipitousness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | high |