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25 Definitions of: deep

    1. adjective, extending or situated relatively far down from a surface
    2. adjective, extending or situated relatively far inwards, backwards, or sideways
    3. adjective, cricket relatively far from the pitch
    4. adjective, a) of a specified dimension downwards, inwards, or backwards b) (in combination)
    5. adjective, coming from or penetrating to a great depth
    6. adjective, difficult to understand or penetrate; abstruse
    7. adjective, learned or intellectually demanding
    8. adjective, of great intensity; extreme
    9. adjective, absorbed or enveloped (by); engrossed or immersed (in)
    10. adjective, very cunning or crafty; devious
    11. adjective, mysterious or obscure
    12. adjective, (of a colour) having an intense or dark hue
    13. adjective, low in pitch or tone
    14. adjective, go off the deep end a) to lose one's temper; react angrily b) to act rashly
    15. adjective, in deep water in a tricky position or in trouble
    16. adjective, throw (someone) in at the deep end. See end
    17. noun, any deep place on land or under water, esp below 6000 metres (3000 fathoms)
    18. noun, the deep a)a poetic term for the ocean b) cricket the area of the field relatively far from the pitch
    19. noun, the most profound, intense, or central part
    20. noun, a vast extent, as of space or time
    21. noun, nautical one of the intervals on a sounding lead, one fathom apart
    22. adverb, far on in time; late
    23. adverb, profoundly or intensely
    24. adverb, deep down in reality, esp as opposed to appearance
    25. adverb, deep in the past long ago
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