1 (especially of prices) too much, or more than is reasonable: --
2 to cause to stay in a liquid, especially in order to become soft or clean, or to improve flavour: --
4 (esp. of prices) too high; more than is reasonable: --
5 to stay or cause to stay in a liquid, esp. in order to improve flavor or to become soft or clean: --
These hedge in the entire sea, so that no opening can be seen anywhere; they are higher than lofty mountains and resemble steep, overhanging cliffs.
It consists of a series of steep hillsides separated by deep gullies.
The steep part of the plotted lines reflects the within-cluster production time and the horizontal part the time between-clusters.
Indeed, the history of the video was steeped in fetishistic 'buzz'.
Growth in the first few years was very steep, then stalled, but then rebound after the 2005 legislative changes.
A steep curve means that the item has strong discriminating ability at the point on the curve where it has maximum information value.
However, patients in their early years of illness experienced increased mortality after the steepest bed reduction.
Moreover, in models with helium (and other ions) the thermal force in the steep transition region may play a role in determining the coronal abundances.