steeper

Pluralsteepers

1. 1
   adjective

   Comparative of steep. Use it to say one slope or price is more steep than another.

   The path gets steeper near the top of the hill.

   This staircase is steeper than the one at my school.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A container used for soaking things in water or another liquid.

   Like a big tub where you leave dried beans to soak overnight.

   The workers filled the steeper with grain and water.

   She lifted the soaked seeds out of the steeper.

   Similarvat, tank, cistern

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3. 3
   noundialectalEnglandScotlandcountable

   A heavy fall of rain that soaks everything quickly.

   Like a bucket of water tipped over your head all at once.

   We got caught in a steeper on the way home and were drenched.

   A sudden steeper flooded the lane within minutes.

   Similardownpour, deluge, cloudburst, soaker

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A shrub or small tree stem in a hedge, cut partly through so it can be bent down and laid flat.

   Like bending a green branch halfway so it folds but does not snap off.

   He laid the steeper carefully so the bark stayed connected.

   Rows of bent steepers formed a living fence along the field.

   Similarpleacher

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