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deep

  [deep] adjective -er, -est, noun, adverb, -er, -est.
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–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 mark 1 (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 dēop; 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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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deep   (dēp)   
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.

  2. Extending a specific distance in a given direction: snow four feet deep.

  3. 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.

  6. Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color: a deep red.

  7. Low in pitch; resonant: a deep voice.

  8. Covered or surrounded to a designated degree. Often used in combination: waist-deep in the water; ankle-deep in snow.

  9. Large in quantity or size; big: deep cuts in the budget.

  10. Sports Having a sufficient number of capable reserve players: That team is not very deep.

adv.  

  1. To a great depth; deeply: dig deep; feelings that run deep.

  2. Well along in time; late: worked deep into the night.

  3. Sports Close to the outer boundaries of the area of play: played deep for the first three innings; ran deep into their opponents' territory.

n.  

    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.

  2. The extent of encompassing time or space; firmament.

  3. The most intense or extreme part: the deep of night.

  4. The ocean.

  5. Nautical A distance estimated in fathoms between successive marks on a sounding line.


[Middle English dep, from Old English dēop; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]
deep'ly adv., deep'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: deep
Pronunciation: 'dEp
Function: adjective
1 a : extending well inward from an outer surface deep gash> b (1) : not located superficially within the body or one of its parts <deep pressure receptors in muscles> (2) : resulting from or involving stimulation of deep structures<deep pain> <deep reflexes>
2 : being below the level of the conscious <deep neuroses> —deep·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Bible Dictionary

Deep

used to denote (1) the grave or the abyss (Rom. 10:7; Luke 8:31); (2) the deepest part of the sea (Ps. 69:15); (3) the chaos mentioned in Gen. 1:2; (4) the bottomless pit, hell (Rev. 9:1, 2; 11:7; 20:13).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

deep

In addition to the idioms beginning with deep, also see beauty is only skin deep; between a rock and a hard place (devil and deep blue sea); go off the deep end; in deep; still waters run deep.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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