The difference between Brant and Steep

When used as nouns, brant means any of several wild geese, of the genus branta, that breed in the arctic, but especially the brent goose, branta bernicla, whereas steep means the steep side of a mountain etc.

When used as adjectives, brant means steep, precipitous, whereas steep means of a near-vertical gradient.


Steep is also verb with the meaning: to soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item.

check bellow for the other definitions of Brant and Steep

  1. Brant as a noun:

    Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

  1. Brant as an adjective (dialectal):

    Steep, precipitous.

  2. Brant as an adjective (Scotland):

    smooth; unwrinkled

  1. Steep as an adjective:

    Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

    Examples:

    "a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient"

  2. Steep as an adjective (informal):

    expensive

    Examples:

    "Twenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep."

  3. Steep as an adjective (obsolete):

    Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chapman [[File:2010 Mazda CX-7 i Sport -- 08-04-2010.jpg thumb A car windshield like this is said to have a steep rake.]]"

  4. Steep as an adjective:

    (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

    Examples:

    "The steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior.'' [http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20070303/news_lz1dd3maynard.html]"

  1. Steep as a noun:

    The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.

  1. Steep as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item

    Examples:

    "They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather."

    "The tea is steeping."

  2. Steep as a verb (intransitive):

    To imbue with something.

    Examples:

    "a town steeped in history"

  1. Steep as a noun:

    A liquid used in a steeping process

    Examples:

    "Corn steep has many industrial uses."

  2. Steep as a noun:

    A rennet bag.

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