deep

deep
adjective
1》 extending far down or in from the top or surface.
    ↘extending a specified distance from the top, surface, or outer edge.
    ↘Cricket (of a fielding position) relatively distant from the batsman.
    ↘(in ball games) to or from a position far down or across the field.
2》 very intense, profound, or extreme: a deep sleep.
    ↘difficult to understand.
3》 (of sound) low in pitch and full in tone; not shrill.
4》 (of colour) dark and intense.
noun
1》 (the deep) literary the sea.
    ↘(usu. deeps) a deep part of the sea.
2》 (the deep) Cricket the part of the field distant from the batsman.
adverb far down or in; deeply.
↘(in sport) distant from the batsman or forward line of one's team.
Phrases
go off the deep end informal give way immediately to an emotional or irrational outburst.
have deep pockets informal have a lot of financial resources.
in deep water informal in trouble or difficulty.
jump (or be thrown) in at the deep end informal face a new and difficult undertaking with little preparation.
Derivatives
deeply adverb
deepness noun
Origin
OE dēop (adjective), dīope, dēope (adverb), of Gmc origin; related to dip.

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  • deep — [dēp] adj. [ME dep < OE deop, akin to Ger tief, Goth diups < IE base * dheub , deep, hollow > DIP, DUMP1] 1. extending far downward from the top or top edges, inward from the surface, or backward from the front [a deep cut, a deep lake,… …   English World dictionary

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