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{
"term": "steep",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "rising or falling quickly, not gradually",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **steep hill/slope**"
},
{
"text": "a steep climb/descent/drop"
},
{
"text": "a steep flight of stairs"
},
{
"text": "The path grew steeper as we climbed higher."
},
{
"text": "The steep banks of the river are largely tree-covered."
}
],
"topics": ["Geography"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "sudden and very big",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **steep decline** in the birth rate"
},
{
"text": "a steep rise in unemployment"
},
{
"text": "Setting up a new business is risky and involves a **steep learning curve**."
}
],
"synonyms": "sharp"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "too much; unreasonable",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "£4 for a cup of coffee seems a little steep to me."
},
{
"text": "He wants to move in here with us? That’s a bit steep!"
}
],
"synonyms": "expensive"
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːp/",
"audio": "st/steep/steep__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːp/",
"audio": "st/steep/steep__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "adjective Old English stēap ‘extending to a great height’, of West Germanic origin; related to steeple and the verb stoop."
}