To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively.

To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping.

Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.

To soak food or spices in a liquid to soften or tenderize, or to have the food infuse its flavors into the liquid. Steeped vegetable is a Szechuan dish popular in many provinces. The important thing is a steeping urn, earthenware with a circular trough around its neck, so that when the trough is filled with water and an upside-down bowl is placed over the trough, it makes the urn airtight. You start the urn by putting in celery cabbages, large Chinese radishes, sweet pepper, hot pepper, cabbages, salt, and cold boiled water which would fill half the urn when empty. Never use greasy utensils with which to take out things. Never wash material to be added in, but peel or cut to get the clean part.

Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.

A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice.

similar to a point or view; a reference to a precipitous slope or the escarpment: Morgan's Steep.

a steep place (as on a hill)

having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

used to denote incorrect angles