The meaning of Steep

adjective

Sudden and unexpected.

Usage examples:

I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject

adjective

Sudden and not expected, often with unpleasant results

Usage examples:

There was an abrupt change in her mood., we came to an abrupt curve in the road., his abrupt manner…

noun

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.

Usage examples:

The offer was denounced as a bluff

verb

Try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.

Usage examples:

He's been bluffing all along

adjective

Direct in speech or behaviour but in a good-natured way.

Usage examples:

A big, bluff, hearty man

noun

Water strongly impregnated with salt.

Usage examples:

Other vegetables would be pickled in brine

verb

Soak or preserve in salty water.

Usage examples:

Brine the chicken up to one day before grilling

noun

Water with salt in it

adjective

Costing a lot; expensive.

Usage examples:

Major problems requiring costly repairs

adjective

Expensive

Usage examples:

This procedure can be very costly., her costly mistake allowed the opponents to score.

adjective

Costing a lot of money

Usage examples:

Costly repairs, the delays in the schedule proved very costly., their failure to consult staff memb…

noun

A person who has committed a crime.

Usage examples:

These men are dangerous criminals

adjective

Relating to crime.

Usage examples:

They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective

Involving or having the character of a crime

Usage examples:

She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…

adjective

Regarded with deep affection.

Usage examples:

A dear friend

noun

Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.

Usage examples:

Don't you worry, dear

adverb

At a high cost.

Usage examples:

They buy property cheaply and sell dear

adjective

Having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.

Usage examples:

Jonathan had begun to suffer dizzy spells

verb

Make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.

Usage examples:

Her nearness dizzied him

adjective

Having or causing a feeling of spinning around and being unable to balance

Usage examples:

She felt dizzy and needed to sit down., fig. in the computer industry, change comes at a dizzy pace…

adjective

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

Usage examples:

He was drinking excessive amounts of brandy

Beyond normal limits

adjective

Too much or too many

Usage examples:

Some property owners complained that they were being charged excessive fees., the directive will pr…

adjective

(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.

Usage examples:

Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls

adjective

(of prices and demands) much too large

Usage examples:

The hotel charges were exorbitant.

adjective

An exorbitant price, demand, etc., is much too large

Usage examples:

The interest charged on most credit cards is exorbitant., an exorbitant price/fee/rate

adjective

Costing a lot of money.

Usage examples:

Keeping a horse is expensive

adjective

(of a price) much too high; exorbitant.

Usage examples:

£2,700 for that guitar is extortionate

adjective

More expensive than is reasonable

Usage examples:

Extortionate fee/price/rate, etc. most retailers charge extortionate prices for extended warranties…

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

Usage examples:

The top of a high mountain

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

Commodity prices were at a rare high

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

Usage examples:

The sculpture stood about five feet high

verb

(especially with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid.

Usage examples:

Macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar

verb

To leave food in a liquid so that it absorbs the liquid and becomes soft, or to become soft in this way

Usage examples:

Mix together all the ingredients and leave them to macerate in the fridge overnight.

noun

A mixture of oil, wine, spices, or similar ingredients, in which meat, fish, or other food is soaked before cooking in order to flavour or soften it.

Usage examples:

Remove the trout from the marinade with a slotted spoon

verb

Another term for marinate.

noun

A mixture, usually containing oil, wine, or vinegar and herbs and spices, that you pour over fish or meat before it is cooked, in order to add flavour to it or make it tender

Usage examples:

Pour the marinade over the beef and leave it for 24 hours.

verb

Soak (meat, fish, or other food) in a marinade.

Usage examples:

The beef was marinated in red wine vinegar

noun

Soak food in a seasoned or flavorful liquid before cooking

verb

To put fish, meat, or vegetables in a mixture of oil, vinegar or wine and spices before cooking, in order to flavor it or make it softer

adjective

Abbreviation for over the top uk informal

adjective

Shockingly bad or excessive.

Usage examples:

An outrageous act of bribery

adjective

Too expensive; costing more than it is worth.

Usage examples:

Overpriced hotels

verb

Charge too high a price for.

Usage examples:

The promoter made the mistake of overpricing the tickets

adjective

At an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground.

Usage examples:

Dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline

noun

A straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.

Usage examples:

At each division draw a perpendicular representing the surface line

adjective

At an angle of 90° to another line or surface

Usage examples:

Two perpendicular lines form a right angle., the cliff was nearly perpendicular and impossible to c…

noun

A relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine.

Usage examples:

Cheese and pickle

verb

Preserve (food or other perishable items) in vinegar or brine.

Usage examples:

Fish pickled in brine

noun

A cucumber (= a green, tube-shaped vegetable) that has been preserved in a liquid containing salt and other spices or vinegar

Usage examples:

A sweet/dill pickle, pickled tomatoes/herring

adjective

Dangerously high or steep.

Usage examples:

The track skirted a precipitous drop

adjective

Very steep, or falling a long way very fast

Usage examples:

Precipitous cliffs, new fads could result in a precipitous drop in sales.

adjective

If a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big

Usage examples:

A precipitous decline/drop/fall the company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue.,…

adjective

Expensive.

Usage examples:

Boutiques selling pricey clothes

adjective

(of a law or rule) forbidding or restricting something.

Usage examples:

Prohibitive legislation

adjective

(of costs) too expensive to pay

Usage examples:

The cost of a nursing home is prohibitive., fees are prohibitively expensive.

adjective

Too expensive for most people

Usage examples:

Prohibitive costs/fees/rates green groups have been unable to challenge instances of pollution in c…

verb

Cut or erode (a slope or hillside) so that it becomes steep, perpendicular, or precipitous.

Usage examples:

The scarped edge of the central plateau

noun

A very steep bank or slope; an escarpment.

Usage examples:

The north face is a very steep scarp

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

Usage examples:

Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

Usage examples:

The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Usage examples:

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

She giggled with sheer delight

adverb

Perpendicularly.

Usage examples:

The ridge fell sheer, in steep crags

noun

A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.

Usage examples:

I put up the new curtains and sheers

verb

Make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid.

Usage examples:

Soak the beans overnight in water

noun

An act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time.

Usage examples:

I'm looking forward to a long soak in the bath

verb

Submerge in a liquid

verb

Soak in or drench with liquid.

Usage examples:

The chips were well soused with vinegar

noun

Liquid used for pickling.

Usage examples:

He liked to make salt-fish souse

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

Usage examples:

A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

Usage examples:

When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

Usage examples:

Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

adjective

Not guided by or based on good sense.

Usage examples:

She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity

adjective

Not based on or using good judgment; not fair

Usage examples:

It’s unreasonable to expect him to work every weekend., he thinks the cops acted unreasonably.

adjective

Not fair or acceptable

Usage examples:

A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands., be unreasonable for sb/st…

adjective

At right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.

Usage examples:

The vertical axis

noun

A vertical line or plane.

Usage examples:

The columns incline several degrees away from the vertical

adjective

Standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90 to a horizontal surface or line

Usage examples:

Water that had leaked from above formed a vertical line down one wall.

adjective

Extremely high or steep.

Usage examples:

Vertiginous drops to the valleys below

adjective

Causing or experiencing the feeling that everything is spinning around

Usage examples:

The two skyscrapers were connected by a vertiginous walkway.