STEEPNESS Synonyms

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

• a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

• the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

• the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it

• a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)

• promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

• degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

• any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

• a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer

• a high approach shot in golf

• an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump

• abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

• the action or manner of throwing something

• throw or toss with a light motion

• move abruptly

• fall or plunge forward

• set to a certain pitch

• sell or offer for sale from place to place

• be at an angle

• heel over

• erect and fasten

• throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball

• hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

• lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

• set the level or character of

• a biased way of looking at or presenting something

• degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

• lie obliquely

• present with a bias

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• heel over

• a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

• a slight but noticeable partiality

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

• pitching dangerously to one side

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• heel over

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

• charge with a tilt

• an abrupt discourteous manner

• the property possessed by a slope that is very steep

• the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

• the property possessed by a slope that is very steep

• the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning