adjective

1. having a sharp rise or highly inclined slope; precipitous a steep incline
2. Informal
   1. unreasonably high or great; exorbitant; excessive steep demands, a steep price
   2. extreme; exaggerated a rather steep statement
3. Obsolete high; lofty

Etymology: ME < OE steap, lofty, high, akin to OFris steep, MHG stouf, cliff (as in Ger Hohenstaufen) < IE *steup- < base *(s)teu-, to strike, butt > stock, stub, L tundere, to strike

noun

transitive verb

1. to soak in liquid, so as to soften, clean, extract the essence of, etc.
2. to immerse, saturate, absorb, or imbue steeped in folklore

Etymology: ME stepen, akin to ON steypa, to overturn, cast (metals), plunge into: for prob. IE base see steep

intransitive verb

noun

1. a steeping or being steeped
2. liquid in which something is steeped