steep
adjective
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having a sharp inclination“the steep attic stairs”
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of a slope
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greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderationexorbitantextortionateoutrageousunconscionableusurious
noun
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a steep place (as on a hill)
verb
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let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse“steep the blossoms in oil”infuse
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devote (oneself) fully toplunge