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In terms of something like tea or coffee, steep means to soak something in liquid in order to extract flavor.
("Percolate" is the similar word usually used with coffee, and it means to filter something through, in this case also to extract flavor, but it might have a more "forced" feeling than steeping... actively forcing water through, rather than just soaking it.)
As far as "seep" goes, that just means that something is leaking out, with the action on whatever is leaking rather than on someone actually purposely doing it. So, liquid might seep out of the bottom of a defective cup, but you can't "seep" something as an action to make a beverage.
Other differences are the obvious spelling difference, and steep can also mean a heavily graduated hill or slope, and seep can be a slow leak like out of a fuel tank seam. Seep can also be seen as a small spring emerging from a hill.
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Steep area between continental shelf and ocean floor?
The steep area between the continental shelf and the ocean floor is called the continental margin. A continental margin is usually composed of a steep continental slope that is followed by the flatter continental rise.
What is the inlet of the sea between high steep cliffs?
Fjord
What is the difference between a canyon and a cliff?
a canyon is like valley but it have two cliffs instead of mountain . A cliff is a steep wall of rock. So a canyon is a cliff . A canyon with a river on middle is a gorge.
What is a deep narrow pass between steep heights?
gorge,canyon
What is the difference between dirt and dust?
What is the difference between dirt and dust?
When tea bags sets is it called steep or seep?
The tea bag can be dunked, steeped, brewed or mashed. It depends what word is favoured in different parts of the country.
What is a word that rhymes with deep and starts with the letter s?
Steep,Seep Sleep, sheep,
What English word rhymes with leap?
steep beep reap peep seep cheap
What does it mean to seep a tea bag?
if it is seep, it is for it to run through the tea bag or leaves(if using a strainer). On the other hand, if its steep, that means to have the tea bag sit in the boiling water for a few minutes!
What is the difference between steep and gradual slope?
steep slope is when the crust forms a t a high and narrow elevation, and a gradual slope is when the crust forms slowly.
What is the difference between deep steep narrow and wide?
deep: is down very low such as the ocean is deep steep: high narrow: thin wide: large or fat
What other words you can make out of the word presents?
Rent, sent, seep, tee, see, tees, net, set, teen, steep
What word sound the same as cheap?
reap, leap, creep, steep, weep, keep, heap, peep, deep, beep, seep, jeep,
Why does runoff not seep into the ground in steep slopes?
In areas of steep slopes, the ground is slanted as simple as that. as such, when there's runoff water the water doesn't seep through the ground but rather flows along the ground at a certain speed which doesn't give it sufficient time to seep through the ground.. this doesn't mean it doesn't seep through at all because it does but it's doesn't drain deep into the ground as expected on flat grounds..
What rhymes with seep?
* Beep * Bleep * Cheap * Creep * Deep * Heap * Jeep * Keep * Leap * Peep * Reap * Sheep * Sleep * Steep * Weap
To flow or trickle slowly?
The answer is seep
What rhymes with deeep?
beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, heap, jeep, keep, leap, peep, reap, seep, sheep, sleep, steep, Streep, sweep, veep, weep, asleep
