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Meaning of Steep | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
stiːp

Definitions

  1. The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
  2. A liquid used in a steeping process
    countable, uncountable
  3. A rennet bag.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية حاد
Azərbaycanca dik sarp
Беларуская круты
Български варя стръмен
Bosanski status стрмен
Català rost
Cymraeg serth
Ελληνικά απότομος
Esperanto kruta
Eesti järsk
Euskara piko
Gaeilge crochta géar
Gàidhlig masg tarraing
עברית השרה תלול
Hrvatski status стрмен
Magyar meredek
Հայերեն դիք զառիվեր
ქართული ფრიალო
한국어 가파르다
Kurdî dîk doç sopa
Lietuvių status
Te Reo Māori tutū
Македонски стрмен
Bahasa Melayu cerun curam
Nederlands steil weken
Português íngreme íngrime
Română abrupt
Српски status стрмен
Svenska brant dra
ไทย ชั้น
Türkçe çözelti daldırmak demlemek Dik
Tiếng Việt dốc ngầm

Examples

“It ended precipitously in a dark and narrow ravine, formed on the other side by an opposite mountain, the lofty steep of which was crested by a city gently rising on a gradual slope”
“[L]ess scared, but not built for gazelle cavorting, so awkward on the steep that she had to take to hands and knees, and looked more like a monkey.”
“Corn steep has many industrial uses.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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