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steep (1)
- sloping sharply: sloping very sharply, often to the extent of being almost vertical
- rapid or huge: faster or greater than is usual or expected
- excessive: unreasonably or excessively high, especially in cost
- taxing: very ambitious or difficult
- something steep: something that is steep, e.g. a slope
steep (2)
- immerse in liquid: to soak something in a liquid, or be soaked in a liquid, especially for cleaning or softening or in order to extract something
- permeate somebody or something: to permeate somebody or something with a substance or quality, usually over a long period
- soaking: an act or the process of...
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