Definitions
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
Word origin
From Middle English steep, from Old English stēap (“high”), from Proto-Germanic *staupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push, stick”).
Used in a sentence
“a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient”
“Up these steep walkways cannelured for footpurchase, the free passage of roaches.”
“[…] Category Two implement hitches and doubled high-traction agricultural tires hung four to each massive rear axle to breast the steepest, softest dune or guckiest swamp […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sharply sloped”5 letters
02“Very sloped”5 letters
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