Definition
Meaning of 'deep'
Meaning of 'deep' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Deep 
[ adv.]
- To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply. [ adv.]2. Deep [ n.]
- That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or
ocean; an abyss; a great depth. [ n.]- That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
3. Deep [ superl.]
- Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular
dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from
high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain
depth; as, a deep sea. [ superl.]- Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.
- Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
- Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
- Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
- Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
- Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
- Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
- Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads.
Meaning of 'deep' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. deep [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- literary term for an ocean
- literary term for an ocean
Example in sentence:
- denizens of the deep
Meaning (2):
- the central and most intense or profound part
- the central and most intense or profound part
Example in sentence:
- in the deep of night;
- in the deep of winter
2. deep [ a]
[ a]Meaning (3):
- relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
- relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
Example in sentence:
- a deep breath;
- a deep sigh;
- a deep trance;
- deep concentration;
- deep emotion;
- in a deep sleep
Meaning (4):
- 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
- 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
Example in sentence:
- a deep casserole;
- a deep closet;
- a deep dive;
- a deep gash;
- a deep well;
- deep massage;
- deep pressure receptors in muscles;
- deep shelves;
- deep water;
- hit the ball to deep center field;
- in deep space;
- surrounded by a deep yard;
- waist-deep
3. deep [ r]
[ r]Meaning (5):
- to an advanced time
- to an advanced time
Example in sentence:
- deep into the night;
- talked late into the evening
Meaning (6):
- to a great depth; far down or in
- to a great depth; far down or in
Example in sentence:
- dived deeply;
- dug deep
Meaning (7):
- to a great distance
- to a great distance
Example in sentence:
- penetrated deep into enemy territory;
- went deep into the woods
4. deep [ s]
[ s]Meaning (8):
- extending relatively far inward
- extending relatively far inward
Example in sentence:
- a deep border
Meaning (9):
- with head or back bent low
- with head or back bent low
Example in sentence:
- a deep bow
Meaning (10):
- having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
- having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
Example in sentence:
- a bass clarinet;
- a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice;
- a deep voice
Meaning (11):
- relatively thick from top to bottom
- relatively thick from top to bottom
Example in sentence:
- deep carpets;
- deep snow
Meaning (12):
- large in quantity or size
- large in quantity or size
Example in sentence:
- deep cuts in the budget
Meaning (13):
- very distant in time or space
- very distant in time or space
Example in sentence:
- a deep space probe;
- deep in enemy territory;
- deep in the past;
- deep in the woods
Meaning (14):
- exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
- exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
Example in sentence:
- a deep plot;
- deep political machinations
Meaning (15):
- strong; intense
- strong; intense
Example in sentence:
- a rich red;
- deep purple
Meaning (16):
- marked by depth of thinking
- marked by depth of thinking
Example in sentence:
- a deep allegory;
- deep thoughts
Meaning (17):
- intense or extreme
- intense or extreme
Example in sentence:
- deep happiness;
- in deep trouble
Meaning (18):
- of an obscure nature
- of an obscure nature
Example in sentence:
- a deep dark secret;
- in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life;
- rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands;
- the inscrutable workings of Providence;
- the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
Meaning (19):
- difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
- difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
Example in sentence:
- a deep metaphysical theory;
- some recondite problem in historiography;
- the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them
Meaning (20):
- (of darkness) densely dark
- (of darkness) densely dark
Example in sentence:
- a face in deep shadow;
- deep night;
- thick darkness;
- thick night
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