deep

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.

   • The lake is extremely deep.
   • We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.
   • There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.
2. 2

   Complex, involved.

   • That is a deep thought!
3. 3

   Low in pitch.

   • She has a very deep contralto voice.
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   1. 4

      Highly saturated

      Highly saturated; rich.

      • That's a very deep shade of blue.
      • The spices impart a deep flavour to the dish.
   2. 5

      Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).

      • He was in a deep sleep.
   3. 6

      Muddy

      Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.

      • The ways in that vale were very deep.
   4. 7

      Distant in the past, ancient.

      • deep time
      • in the deep past
   5. 8

      Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.

      • The ogre lived in a cave deep underground.
      • We ventured deep into the forest.
      • His problems lie deep in the subconscious.
   6. 9

      In a profound, not superficial, manner.

      • I thought long and deep.
      • deep-laid
      • Deep verſt in books and ſhallow in himſelf,
   7. 10

      In large volume.

      • breathe deep, drink deep
      • A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; / Drink deep, or taſte not the Pierian Spring:
   8. 11

      Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.

      • He's normally a midfield player, but today he's playing deep.
   9. 12

      The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

      • creatures of the deep
   10. 13

       The sea, the ocean.

       • How few! yet how they creep / Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep—while I weep! / O God! can I not grasp / Them with a tighter clasp?
   11. 14

       A deep hole or pit, a water well

       A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.

       • Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
   12. 15

       A deep or innermost part of something in general.

       • And what delights can equal those ⁠That stir the spirit’s inner deeps, ⁠When one that loves but knows not, reaps A truth from one that loves and knows?
   13. 16

       A silent time

       A silent time; quiet isolation.

       • the deep of night
   14. 17

       A deep shade of colour.

       • For our blues we have the azures and ceruleans, lapis lazulis, the light and dusty, the powder blues, the deeps: royal, sapphire, navy, and marine […]
   15. 18

       The profound part of a problem.

   16. 19

       A fielding position near the boundary.

       • Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.
   17. 20

       To overthink

       To overthink; to treat as being deeper (“more profound, significant”) than in reality.

       • ― Ugh, why are these road markings so awfully arranged? ― Quit deeping it bro, just drive, innit.
   18. 21

       To think about, especially deeply (“profoundly”)

       To think about, especially deeply (“profoundly”); to consider.

       • No Picasso, I don't care about resistance (Deep dat).
       • I think I better leave it. I don't wanna beat it, this is not a Michael phase. Every time I deep it, man dem wan' eat it. Trying to recycle, babe.
       • I grew up so fucked but I didn't even deep it. I'm numb to the feelin' of grievin'.
   19. 22

       A surname.

The neighborhood

• synonymdeep
• antonymshallowantonym(s) of “of a hole, water, etc”
• antonymfrivolousantonym(s) of “having great meaning”
• antonymlightantonym(s) of “having great meaning”
• antonymsuperficialantonym(s) of “having great meaning”
• antonymthinantonym(s) of “thick in a vertical direction”
• antonymsmallantonym(s) of “voluminous”
• antonymhighantonym(s) of “low in pitch”
• antonymhigh-pitchedantonym(s) of “low in pitch”
• antonympipingantonym(s) of “low in pitch”
• antonympaleantonym(s) of “of a color, dark and highly saturated”
• antonymdesaturatedantonym(s) of “of a color, dark and highly saturated”
• antonymwashed-outantonym(s) of “of a color, dark and highly saturated”
• neighborhigh
• neighbortall
• neighborthick
• neighborwide
• neighbordeeps
• neighbordeep-seated
• neighbordeep six
• neighborfundus
• neighborin deep shit
• neighborout of one's depth
• neighborsubaqueous
• neighborsubterranean