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deep


Definition: Meaning of, deep in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / diːp /

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deep deeper deepest
  1. going far down going far down from the top or from the surface
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  2. going far down you use deep to say what distance something goes down from the top or surface
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  3. going far in going far in from the outside or from the front edge of something
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  4. serious serious or severe
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  5. breath a deep breath or SIGH is one in which you breathe a lot of air in or out
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  6. feeling/belief a deep feeling, belief etc is very strong and sincere [=  profound]
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  7. sound a deep sound is very low
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  8. colour a deep colour is dark and strong
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  9. difficult to understand important but complicated or difficult to understand
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  10. sleep if someone is in a deep sleep, it is difficult to wake them
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  11. deep in thought/conversation etc thinking so hard or paying attention to something so much that you do not notice anything else that is happening around you
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  12. deep in debt owing a lot of money
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  13. a deep impression a strong effect or influence that remains for a long time
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  14. person a deep person is serious and intelligent, but is hard to know well
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  15. be in deep shit spoken not polite to be in a bad situation because of something you have done
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  16. be in deep water to be in trouble or in a difficult or serious situation
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  17. ball games a deep ball is hit, thrown, or kicked to a far part of the sports field
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  18. jump/be thrown in at the deep end to choose to do or be made to do a very difficult job without having prepared for it
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  19. go off at the deep end informal to become angry suddenly and violently, usually when there is not a good reason
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deep deeper deepest
  1. [always + adverb/preposition] a long way into or below the surface of something
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  2. deep down if you know or feel something deep down, you secretly know or feel it even though you do not admit it
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  3. deep down if someone is good, evil etc deep down, that is what they are really like even though they usually hide it
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  4. two/three etc deep if things or people are two deep, three deep etc, there are two, three etc rows or layers of things or people
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  5. run/go deep if a feeling such as hatred or anger runs deep in someone, they feel it very strongly, especially because of something that has happened in the past
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  6. be in (too) deep informal to be very involved in a situation, especially so that it causes you problems
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  1. the deep literary the sea
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deep used in phrases

  • Deep South (noun)
    1. the Deep South the most southern states of the US
  • Nares Deep (noun)
    1. a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Haiti and Puerto Rico
  • ankle-deep (adjective)
    1. coming only to the ankle or knee
  • breast-deep (adverb)
    1. up to the breast
  • deep brown (noun)
    1. a medium brown to dark-brown colour
  • deep cervical vein (noun)
    1. a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name
  • deep down (adverb)
    1. in reality
  • deep fording (noun)
    1. fording at a deep place in the stream
  • deep freeze (noun)
    1. a large metal box in which food can be stored at very low temperatures for a long time [=  freezer]
  • deep freezer (noun)
    1. trade name Deepfreeze electric refrigerator in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
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