Steep
(Steep), a. [Comper. Steeper ; superl. Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. steáp; akin to Icel.
steypr steep, and stupa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i.,
Steep, v. t., Steeple.]
1. 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.
2. Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high. [Obs.] Chapman.
3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
Steep
(Steep), n. A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a
large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice. Dryden.
We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.
Addison.
Bare steeps, where desolation stalks.
Wordsworth.