deep

(dēp)

adj. deep·er, deep·est

a. Extending far downward below a surface: a deep hole in the river ice.

b. Extending far inward from an outer surface: a deep cut.

c. Extending far backward from front to rear: a deep walk-in refrigerator.

d. Extending far from side to side from a center: a deep yard surrounding the house.

e. Far distant down or in: deep in the woods.

f. Coming from or penetrating to a depth: a deep sigh.

g. Sports Located or taking place near the outer boundaries of the area of play: deep left field.

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

3. Far distant in time or space: deep in the past.

a. Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite: a deep metaphysical theory.

b. Of a mysterious or obscure nature: a deep secret; ancient and deep tribal rites.

c. Very learned or intellectual; wise: a deep philosopher.

d. Exhibiting great cunning or craft: deep political machinations.

a. Of a grave or extreme nature: deep trouble; deepest deceit.

b. Very absorbed or involved: deep in thought; deep in financial difficulties.

c. 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.

1. often deeps

a. A deep place in land or in a body of water: drowned in the deep of the river.

b. 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 sounding that falls between marks on a lead line and thus corresponds to an estimated depth rather than a precise depth.

Idioms:

deep down

At bottom; basically: Deep down, she was still a rebel.

in deep water

In difficulty.

deep′ly adv.

deep′ness n.

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deep

(diːp)

adj

1. extending or situated relatively far down from a surface: a deep pool.

2. extending or situated relatively far inwards, backwards, or sideways: a deep border of trees.

3. (Cricket) cricket relatively far from the pitch: the deep field; deep third man.

a. (postpositive) of a specified dimension downwards, inwards, or backwards: six feet deep.

b. (in combination): a six-foot-deep trench.

5. coming from or penetrating to a great depth: a deep breath.

6. difficult to understand or penetrate; abstruse

7. learned or intellectually demanding: a deep discussion.

8. of great intensity; extreme: deep happiness; deep trouble.

9. (foll by: in) absorbed or enveloped (by); engrossed or immersed (in): deep in study; deep in debt.

10. very cunning or crafty; devious: a deep plot.

11. mysterious or obscure: a deep secret.

12. (Colours) (of a colour) having an intense or dark hue

13. low in pitch or tone: a deep voice.

14. go off the deep end informal

a. to lose one's temper; react angrily

b. chiefly US to act rashly

15. in deep water in a tricky position or in trouble

16. throw someone in at the deep end See end¹²⁸

17. (Physical Geography) any deep place on land or under water, esp below 6000 metres (3000 fathoms)

18. a poetic term for the ocean

19. (Cricket) cricket the area of the field relatively far from the pitch

20. the most profound, intense, or central part: the deep of winter.

21. a vast extent, as of space or time

22. (Nautical Terms) nautical one of the intervals on a sounding lead, one fathom apart

adv

23. far on in time; late: they worked deep into the night.

24. profoundly or intensely

25. deep down informal in reality, esp as opposed to appearance: she is a very kind person deep down.

26. deep in the past long ago

[Old English dēop; related to Old High German tiof deep, Old Norse djupr]

ˈdeeply adv

ˈdeepness n

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deep

(dip)

adj.andadv. -er, -est,
n. adj.

1. extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well; a deep cut.

2. extending far in or back from the front: a deep shelf.

3. extending far in width; broad: a deep border.

4. ranging far from the earth and sun: a deep space probe.

5. having a specified dimension in depth: a tank 10 feet deep.

6. immersed or submerged (usu. fol. by in): a road deep in snow.

7. covered or immersed to a specified depth (often used in combination): standing knee-deep in mud.

8. situated far back or within: deep in the woods.

9. far back in geological history: deep time.

10. coming from far down: a deep breath.

11. made with the body bent or lowered to a considerable degree: a deep curtsy.

12. difficult to understand; abstruse: a deep allegory.

13. not superficial; profound: deep thoughts.

14. heartfelt; sincere: deep affections.

15. great in measure; intense: deep sorrow.

16. sound and heavy: deep sleep.

17. (of colors) dark and vivid: a deep red.

18. low in pitch, as sound, a voice, or the like.

19. mysterious; obscure: deep, dark secrets.

20. involved or enveloped: to be deep in debt.

21. absorbed; engrossed: deep in thought.

22. Baseball. relatively far from home plate: deep center field.

23. of or pertaining to the deep structure of a sentence.

24. larger than usual: deep discounts.

adv.

25. to or at a considerable or specified depth.

26. to a depth or breadth of several such persons or things (used in combination): lined up three-deep around the block.

27. far on in time: to look deep into the future.

28. Baseball. farther than usual from home plate: The outfielders played deep.

29. 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).

30. a vast extent, as of space or time.

31. the part of greatest intensity, as of winter.

32. any of the unmarked levels, one fathom apart, on a deep-sea lead line. Compare mark ¹ (def. 18) .

33. the deep, Literary. the sea or ocean: The deep was his final resting place.

Idioms:

1. go off the deep end,

a. to act without thought of the consequences.

b. to become emotionally overwrought.

c. to act without restraint, as by good sense or taste: The committee went off the deep end with the Christmas decorations.

2. in deep, inextricably involved.

3. in deep water, in serious trouble.

[before 900; Middle English dep, Old English dēop, c. Old High German tiof, Old Norse djupr, Gothic diups]

deep′ly, adv.

deep′ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	deep - the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter" middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"
	2.	deep - a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor oceanic abyss, trench natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
	3.	deep - literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep" ocean - a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
Adj.	1.	deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep" shallow - not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"
	2.	deep - marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory" profound - showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"
	3.	deep - having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep" unfathomable - of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured shallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
	4.	deep - very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe" distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
	5.	deep - extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	6.	deep - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" bass low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
	7.	deep - strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" rich colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"
	8.	deep - relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow" thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
	9.	deep - extending relatively far inward; "a deep border" broad, wide - having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
	10.	deep - (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" thick intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	11.	deep - large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	12.	deep - with head or back bent low; "a deep bow" low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
	13.	deep - of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
	14.	deep - difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" abstruse, recondite esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
	15.	deep - exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot" artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
Adv.	1.	deep - to a great depth;far down; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" deeply
	2.	deep - to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening" late
	3.	deep - to a great distance; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods"

deep

adjective

1. big, wide, broad, profound, yawning, cavernous, bottomless, unfathomable, fathomless, abyssal, DEp (S.M.S.) The workers had dug a deep hole in the centre of the garden.
big shallow

2. intense, great, serious (informal), acute, extreme, grave, profound, heartfelt, unqualified, abject, DEp (S.M.S.), deeply felt, heartrending a period of deep personal crisis
intense shallow, superficial

5. wise, learned, searching, keen, critical, acute, profound, penetrating, discriminating, shrewd, discerning, astute, perceptive, incisive, DEp (S.M.S.), perspicacious, sagacious She gave him a long deep look.
wise simple

7. low, booming, bass, full, mellow, resonant, DEp (S.M.S.), sonorous, mellifluous, dulcet, low-pitched, full-toned His voice was deep and mellow.
low high, sharp

8. astute, knowing, clever, designing, scheming, sharp, smart, intelligent, discriminating, shrewd, cunning, discerning, canny, devious, perceptive, insidious, artful, far-sighted, far-seeing, perspicacious, sagacious, DEp (S.M.S.) a very deep individual
astute simple, shallow

9. secret, hidden, unknown, mysterious, concealed, obscure, abstract, veiled, esoteric, mystifying, impenetrable, arcane, abstruse, recondite, DEp (S.M.S.) a deep, dark secret

10. far, a long way, a good way, miles, deeply, far down, a great distance, DEp (S.M.S.) They travelled deep into the forest.

adverb

1. far into, late, for a long time, DEp (S.M.S.) We talked deep into the night.

noun

1. middle, heart, midst, dead, thick, culmination, DEp (S.M.S.) in the deep of night

the deep (Poetic) the ocean, the sea, the waves, the main, the drink (informal), the high seas, the briny (informal) whales and other creatures of the deep

Proverbs
"Still waters run deep"

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deep

adjective

1. Extending far downward or inward from a surface:

2. Beyond the understanding of an average mind:

3. Having one's thoughts fully occupied:

4. Resulting from or affecting one's innermost feelings:

5. Being a sound produced by a relatively small frequency of vibrations:

noun

Something of immeasurable and vast extent:

Translations

ذو عُمْقٍ، عُمْقُهُشَديد، غامِق، داكِنعميقعَميقعَمِيق

hlubokýsytýutopený vhlubokohluboko v

dybdybtmørkbred

syväsyvällinensyvyysmatalapaksu

dubok

elmerülvemély

á kafidjúpurdjúpur, á dÿptlangt niîur eîa inn, djúptsterkur, djúpur

深い

깊은

gilėtigiliaigiliavandenisgilintigiliųjų vandenų

dziļidziļšiegrimisnogrimispiesātināts

sýtyzadĺžený

globoktemen

djuplågmörk

ลึก

derinderinederinliğindederinliğineiyice derinine

sâusâu sắctrầmđậmsẫm

deep

[diːp]

C. N (liter)

2. (= depths) in the deep of winter → en pleno invierno

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deep

adj (+er)

voice, sound, note, colour → tief

breathing, sigh → tief

(fig) mystery, sleep, secret, mourning → tief; (= profound) thinker, book, remark, writer → tiefsinnig; (= heartfelt) concern, relief, interest → groß; sorrow → tief (empfunden); (= devious) person → verschlagen, hintergründig; dealings → undurchsichtig; deepest sympathy → aufrichtiges Beileid; deep down, she knew he was right → im Innersten wusste sie, dass er recht hatte; deep in conversation → ins Gespräch vertieft; deep in thought/a book → in Gedanken/in ein Buch vertieft or versunken; deep in debt → hoch verschuldet; deep in recession → mitten in einer Rezession; we had a deep and meaningful relationship → wir hatten eine tiefer gehende und sinnvolle Beziehung; to be in deep trouble → in großen Schwierigkeiten sein

(liter) the deep → das Meer, die See

deep

deep grammar

n → Tiefengrammatik f

deep

deep-pan pizza

n → Pfannenpizza f

deep-ray therapy

n → Tiefenbestrahlung f

deep-sea

adj → Tiefsee-; deep drilling → Tiefseebohrung f

deep-sea fishery, deep-sea fishing

deep structure

n (Ling) → Tiefenstruktur f

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deep

[diːp]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

b. (shelf, cupboard) → profondo/a; (border, hem) → lungo/a
these kitchen units are 30 cm deep → questi mobili da cucina hanno una profondità di 30 cm

d. (feeling, sleep, writer, insight) → profondo/a; (colour) → intenso/a, cupo/a; (relief) → immenso/a; (interest, concern) → vivo/a
to be deep in thought/in a book → essere immerso/a nei propri pensieri/nella lettura

3. n the deep (liter) → il mare

deep

(diːp) adjective

1. going or being far down or far into. a deep lake; a deep wound.

2. going or being far down by a named amount. a hole six feet deep.

3. occupied or involved to a great extent. He is deep in debt.

4. intense; strong. The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.

5. low in pitch. His voice is very deep.

adverb

far down or into. deep into the wood.

ˈdeepen verb

1. to make or become deeper. He deepened the hole.

2. to increase. His troubles were deepening.

ˈdeeply adverb

very greatly. We are deeply grateful to you.

ˈdeepness noun

the quality of being deep.

ˌdeep-ˈfreeze noun

a type of refrigerator which freezes food quickly and can keep it for a long time.

verb

to freeze and keep (food) in this.

ˈdeep-sea adjective

of, for, or in the deeper parts of the sea. deep-sea diving; deep-sea fishing.

in deep water

in difficulties or trouble. He found himself in deep water when he took over the management of the firm.

deep

→ عَمِيق hluboký dyb tief βαθύς profundo syvä profond dubok profondo 深い 깊은 diep dyp głęboki profundo глубокий djup ลึก derin sâu 深的

deep

a. profundo-a, hondo-a;

___ artery of arm → arteria ___ del brazo;

___ artery of clitoris → arteria ___ del clítoris;

___ artery of penis → arteria ___ del pene;

___ breathing → respiración ___;

___ cerebral veins → venas cerebrales ___;

___ cervical veins → venas cervicales ___ -as;

___ contractions → contracciones ___ -s, de fondo;

___ -chested → ancho-a de pecho;

___ dredging → dragado;

___ facial vein → vena facial ___;

___ inguinal ring → anillo inguinal ___;

___ -rooted → arraigado-a;

___ sensibility → sensibilidad ___;

___ sleep → sueño ___, sopor;

___ tendon reflex → reflejos tendónicos ___ -s;

___ venous thromobsis → trombosis venosa ___;

___ x-ray therapy → terapia ___.

How deep is the water?