Deep definition
In deep trouble.
A deep red.
A deep cut, a deep lake, a deep drawer.
An example of deep is a part of the ocean that goes down more than 18,000 feet below the surface.
Deep love.
An example of deep is a hole that goes miles underground.
An example of deep is a love between old friends.
An example of deep is a thought that is very difficult to express.
An example of deep is digging far into the sea.
An example of deep is working late into the night or running far back into the opponent's zone to catch a football throw.
The deep of night.
Waist-deep in the water; ankle-deep in snow.
Deep cuts in the budget.
That team is not very deep.
A deep hole in the river ice.
A deep cut.
A deep walk-in refrigerator.
A deep yard surrounding the house.
Deep in the woods.
A deep sigh.
Deep left field.
A deep metaphysical theory.
A deep secret; ancient and deep tribal rites.
A deep philosopher.
Deep political machinations.
Deep trouble; deepest deceit.
Deep in thought; deep in financial difficulties.
A deep trance; deep devotion.
Drowned in the deep of the river.
The deep of outer space.
Water eight feet deep.
The deep past.
A deep discussion.
Deep in thought.
Deep in debt.
A deep voice.
Deep cuts in the budget.
A team deep in pitching.
Deep in the outfield.
A deep breath.
Deep dealings.
A deep secret.
Deep joy.
A deep sleep.
In the deep of night.
To dig deep.
- We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.
- In extent, in a direction away from the observer (but generally not upward).The shelves are 30 centimetres deep.
- In a number of rows or layers.A crowd three deep along the funeral procession.
- That cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air.There was a deep layer of soot over the window.
- To take a deep breath / sigh / drink.
- Deep into the forest; deep in the forest.
- That is a deep thought!.
- I just meant to help out a little, but now I'm deep into it.They're deep in discussion.
- Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.A deep subject or plot.
- Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
Deep in debt; deep in the mud.
Creatures of the deep.
Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.
A deep red.
A deep voice.
Dig deep; feelings that run deep.
Worked deep into the night.
Played deep for the first three innings; ran deep into their opponents' territory.
A deep book.
Snow four feet deep.
Deep in the past.
- At bottom; basically:Deep down, she was still a rebel.
- In difficulty.
- to behave in a rash or reckless manner
- to go insane
- in trouble or difficulty
- the sea or ocean
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Origin of deep
- Middle English dep from Old English dēop dheub- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English depe, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwbus, from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Cognate with Scots depe (“deep”), Eastern Frisian djap (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Low German deep (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Norwegian dyp (“deep”), Swedish djup (“deep”), Icelandic djúpur (“deep”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).
From Wiktionary