steep
Going up or down very quickly, like a hill or road that is hard to walk on.
Having a slope or angle that rises or falls very quickly and sharply.
Costing much more than you think is fair or normal.
(Of a price, cost, or demand) unreasonably or unexpectedly high.
To put something like tea leaves in hot water so the taste goes into the water.
To soak food or other material in liquid, often hot, to extract flavor or soften it.
To make someone or something full of a strong feeling, idea, or tradition.
To cause someone or something to be completely influenced by or surrounded with a particular quality, feeling, or influence.
- Base: steep
- Comparative: steeper
- Superlative: steepest
- Base: steep
- 3rd Person Singular: steeps
- Present Participle: steeping
- Past: steeped
steep learning curve
1Rapid and difficult learning process
A situation where you have to learn many new things quickly, which is difficult.
- Starting my new job was tough because of the steep learning curve.
- Programming has a steep learning curve for beginners.
steep yourself in [something]
1Become deeply involved in something
To spend a lot of time learning about something or being very involved in it.
- She steeped herself in French literature during her studies.
- He spent years steeping himself in local politics.