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1) an upper edge of a steep place, a sharp slope etc (brink)

2) a wooden mountain hut with a tall, steep roof (chalet)

3) a long, narrow, steep slope down which things may slide (chute)

4) a steep face of rock, especially at the edge of the sea (cliff)

5) a steep slope on a hill, mountain or cliff (escarpment)

6) a very steep side of a rock, cliff or mountain (precipice)

7) very steep (precipitous)

8) a part of a river where a steep slope causes the water to flow fast (rapids)

9) a walk, motorbike competition etc; an eager and rough struggle; to climb (with difficulty) or crawl (over steep or rough ground) (scramble)

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Meaning:
bathe

an instance of swimming etc in the sea, a river

wash with water and, usually, soap

bathing

the act of practice of going into the sea to swim etc

wash with water and, usually, soap

braise

to cook (meat) slowly, first in fat and then in a little water

prepare food, usually using heat

costly

costing much money

expensive

douse

to put (something burning) into water; throw water over (a fire)

drench, extinguish with liquid

drench

to cause (a person) to be wet all over or all through

wet thoroughly

excessive

too large or too much

too much; overdone

exorbitant

(of a price, charge or demand) much too high or great

extravagant, excessive

expensive

costing a great deal of money, people, effort etc

high-priced

extravagant

(in the habit of) wasting money etc; (of ideas, speech, behaviour) going beyond what is reasonable; not properly controlled

indulgent, wasteful

high

going, reaching, far up; above the usual or normal amount, level or intensity

tall; at a great distance aloft

imbue

to fill, inspire a person with a mentioned feeling etc

infuse, saturate

immerse

to put (a person, thing) under the surface of water or other liquid

submerge in liquid

immoderate

too much

excessive, extreme

impregnate

(to cause a material or substance) to be filled with another

infuse, fill; make pregnant

infuse

to fill a person with (a quality, energy etc)

introduce; soak

mash

grain etc cooked in water as food for animals

smash, squash

moisten

(to cause something) to become moist

make wet, damp

moisturize

to add moisture to (the skin, air etc)

make wet, damp

overabundant

too abundant

excessive

overkill

an ability to use more nuclear bombs than would be necessary; exaggerated behaviour

extravagant; beyond normal limits

overmuch

too much (which is more usual)

excessive

parboil

to boil (food) a short time until partially cooked

boil

permeate

to pass, flow or spread into every part of (something)

filter, spread throughout

perpendicular

at an angle of 90 degrees (to another line or surface); upright

at right angles to

precipice

a very steep side of a rock, cliff or mountain

face or brink of a rock, mountain

pricey

expensive

extravagant; beyond normal limits

prohibitive

intended to prohibit; having the result of preventing something

restrictive

saturate

to make a person, thing thoroughly wet; soak; to fill (a market, need etc) completely; to cause (one substance) to absorb the greatest possible amount of another

drench, wet through

soak

(to cause a person, thing) to become completely wet

drench, wet

sop

something offered to please a person who is disappointed, upset etc; to take up liquid with a soft cloth etc

drench

upright

placed vertically (at an angle of 90 degrees to the ground); honourable; straightforward in behaviour

straight-up

vertical

(of a line or plane) at a right angle to the earth's surface or to another line or surface

upright

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