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Audio Help [deep] Pronunciation Key adjective -er, -est, noun, adverb, -er, -est.

–adjective

1.	extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well; a deep valley.

2.	extending far in or back from the front or from an edge, surface, opening, etc., considered as the front: a deep shelf.

3.	extending far in width; broad: deep lace; a deep border.

4.	ranging far from the earth and sun: a deep space probe.

5.	having a specified dimension in depth: a tank 8 feet deep.

6.	covered or immersed to a specified depth (often used in combination): standing knee-deep in water.

7.	having a specified width or number of items from front to back (often used in combination): shelves that are 10 inches deep; cars lined up at the entrance gates three-deep.

8.	extending or cutting far down relative to the surface of a given object: The knife made a deep scar in the table.

9.	situated far down, in, or back: deep below the surface; deep in the woods.

10.	reaching or advancing far down: a deep dive.

11.	coming from far down: a deep breath.

12.	made with the body bent or lowered to a considerable degree: a deep bow.

13.	immersed or submerged in or heavily covered with (fol. by in): a road deep in mud.

14.	difficult to penetrate or understand; abstruse: a deep allegory.

15.	not superficial; profound: deep thoughts.

16.	grave or serious: deep disgrace.

17.	heartfelt; sincere: deep affections.

18.	absorbing; engrossing: deep study.

19.	great in measure; intense; extreme: deep sorrow.

20.	sound and heavy; profound: deep sleep.

21.	(of colors) dark and vivid: a deep red.

22.	low in pitch, as sound, a voice, or the like: deep, sonorous tones.

23.	having penetrating intellectual powers: a deep scholar.

24.	profoundly cunning or artful: a deep and crafty scheme.

25.	mysterious; obscure: deep, dark secrets.

26.	immersed or involved; enveloped: a man deep in debt.

27.	absorbed; engrossed: deep in thought.

28.	Baseball. relatively far from home plate: He hit the ball into deep center field.

29.	Linguistics. belonging to an early stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence; belonging to the deep structure.

–noun

30.	the deep part of a body of water, esp. an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 ft. (5400 m).

31.	a vast extent, as of space or time.

32.	the part of greatest intensity, as of winter.

33.	Nautical. any of the unmarked levels, one fathom apart, on a deep-sea lead line. Compare mark¹ (def. 20).

34.	the deep, Chiefly Literary. the sea or ocean: He was laid to rest in the deep.

–adverb

35.	to or at a considerable or specified depth: The boat rode deep in the water.

36.	far on in time: He claimed he could see deep into the future.

37.	profoundly; intensely.

38.	Baseball. at or to a deep place or position: The outfielders played deep, knowing the batter's reputation as a slugger.

—Idioms

39.

go off the deep end,

a.	to enter upon a course of action with heedless or irresponsible indifference to consequences.

b.	to become emotionally overwrought.

40.

in deep,

a.	inextricably involved.

b.	having made or committed oneself to make a large financial investment.

41.

in deep water,

a.	in difficult or serious circumstances; in trouble.

b.	in a situation beyond the range of one's capability or skill: You're a good student, but you'll be in deep water in medical school.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME dep, OE déop; akin to Goth diups, ON djupr, OHG tiof

]

—Related forms

deepness, noun

—Synonyms 14. recondite, mysterious, obscure, profound. 23. sagacious, wise, profound, shrewd.

—Antonyms 1, 10, 15–17, 23. shallow.

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deep Audio Help (dēp) Pronunciation Key
adj. deep·er, deep·est

1. Extending far downward below a surface: a deep hole in the river ice.
2. Extending far inward from an outer surface: a deep cut.
3. Extending far backward from front to rear: a deep walk-in refrigerator.
4. Extending far from side to side from a center: a deep yard surrounding the house.
5. Far distant down or in: deep in the woods.
6. Coming from or penetrating to a depth: a deep sigh.
7. Sports Located or taking place near the outer boundaries of the area of play: deep left field.
8. Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite: a deep metaphysical theory.
9. Of a mysterious or obscure nature: a deep secret; ancient and deep tribal rites.
10. Very learned or intellectual; wise: a deep philosopher.
11. Exhibiting great cunning or craft: deep political machinations.
12. Of a grave or extreme nature: deep trouble; deepest deceit.
13. Very absorbed or involved: deep in thought; deep in financial difficulties.
14. Profound in quality or feeling: a deep trance; deep devotion.
Extending a specific distance in a given direction: snow four feet deep.
Far distant in time or space: deep in the past.
1. Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite: a deep metaphysical theory.
2. Of a mysterious or obscure nature: a deep secret; ancient and deep tribal rites.
3. Very learned or intellectual; wise: a deep philosopher.
4. Exhibiting great cunning or craft: deep political machinations.
5. Of a grave or extreme nature: deep trouble; deepest deceit.
6. Very absorbed or involved: deep in thought; deep in financial difficulties.
7. Profound in quality or feeling: a deep trance; deep devotion.
1. Of a grave or extreme nature: deep trouble; deepest deceit.
2. Very absorbed or involved: deep in thought; deep in financial difficulties.
3. Profound in quality or feeling: a deep trance; deep devotion.
Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color: a deep red.
Low in pitch; resonant: a deep voice.
Covered or surrounded to a designated degree. Often used in combination: waist-deep in the water; ankle-deep in snow.
Large in quantity or size; big: deep cuts in the budget.
Sports Having a sufficient number of capable reserve players: That team is not very deep.

adv.

To a great depth; deeply: dig deep; feelings that run deep.
Well along in time; late: worked deep into the night.
Sports Close to the outer boundaries of the area of play: played deep for the first three innings; ran deep into their opponents' territory.

1. A deep place in land or in a body of water: drowned in the deep of the river.
2. A vast, immeasurable extent: the deep of outer space.
The extent of encompassing time or space; firmament.
The most intense or extreme part: the deep of night.
The ocean.
Nautical A distance estimated in fathoms between successive marks on a sounding line.