Steep vs Enmesh - What's the difference?
steep | enmesh |
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
(informal) expensive
(obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
(of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
(ambitransitive) To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item
* Wordsworth
To imbue with something.
* Earle
A liquid used in a steeping process
A rennet bag.
To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh or net like manner.
To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult
To involve in difficulties.
As verbs the difference between steep and enmesh
is that steep is (ambitransitive) to soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item while enmesh is to mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh or net like manner.As an adjective steep
is of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.As a noun steep
is a liquid used in a steeping process.steep
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) . The sense of “sharp slope” is attested circa 1200; the sense “expensive” is attested US 1856.Adjective
(er)- a steep''' hill or mountain; a '''steep''' roof; a '''steep''' ascent; a '''steep barometric gradient
- Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep .
- (Chapman)
- The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior. [http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070303/news_lz1dd3maynard.html]
Synonyms
* brantEtymology 2
From (etyl) stepen, from (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(en verb)- They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.
- The tea is steeping .
- In refreshing dew to steep / The little, trembling flowers.
- The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
- a town steeped in history
Derived terms
* (l)Noun
- Corn steep has many industrial uses.