deep
(Law)
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- wide, bottomless, broad, far, profound, unfathomable, yawning
- mysterious, abstract, abstruse, arcane, esoteric, hidden, obscure, recondite, secret
- intense, extreme, grave, great, profound, serious (informal), unqualified
- absorbed, engrossed, immersed, lost, preoccupied, rapt
- dark, intense, rich, strong, vivid
- low, bass, booming, low-pitched, resonant, sonorous
[noun]
Synonyms:
- the deep: ocean, briny (informal), high seas, main, sea

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Antonyms: shallow
Contrasted words: depthless, shallow, superficial, unprofound, flat, level, plain, plane, easy, facile, simple, apparent, clear, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, lucid, perspicuous, ingenuous, naive, unsophisticated, aboveboard, forthright, straightforward, distracted, diverted, detached, disinterested, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested
Related Words: complex, complicated, intricate, arcane, mysterious, concealed, hidden, shrewd, acute, keen, knowing, sharp, contriving, intriguing, plotting, abstracted, concentrated, centered, fixed, focused, set

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English Thesaurus: colour, shade, hue, tint, tone, ...

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I. deep¹ S2 W1 /diːp/ adjective (comparative deeper, superlative deepest)
[Word Family: noun: deep, depth; adjective: deep, deepening; verb: deepen; adverb: deeply]
[Language: Old English; Origin: deop]

1. GOING FAR DOWN
a) going far down from the top or from the surface Antonym : shallow:
The castle is on an island surrounded by a deep lake.
The swimming pool has a deep end and a shallow end for kids.
We’ll take the boat out into deep water where we can dive.
a deep narrow valley
b) you use deep to say what distance something goes down from the top or surface
2 metres/6 feet etc deep
Dig a hole around 12 inches deep.
ankle-deep/waist-deep etc
In places, the snow was waist-deep (=deep enough to reach a person’s waist). ⇒ knee-deep

2. GOING FAR IN going far in from the outside or from the front edge of something:
a deep wound
She was sitting in a deep leather chair.

3. SERIOUS serious or severe:
Despite the peace process, there are deep divisions in the community.
The country is in a deep recession.
Evan would be in deep trouble if he was caught.

4. BREATH a deep breath or sigh is one in which you breathe a lot of air in or out:
She stopped and took a deep breath.
Tom gave a deep sigh of relief.

5. FEELING/BELIEF a deep feeling, belief etc is very strong and sincere Synonym : profound:
May I express my deepest sympathy.
The letters show her deep affection for him.
He has a deep understanding of the environment.

6. SOUND a deep sound is very low:
Her laugh was deep and loud.
I love that deep bass line.

7. COLOUR a deep colour is dark and strong Antonym : light, pale:
She gazed at him with wide deep blue eyes.
The berries are a deep red colour.

8. DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND important but complicated or difficult to understand:
These problems are too deep for me.
There is a deep issue of principle involved.

9. SLEEP if someone is in a deep sleep, it is difficult to wake them:
He lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

10. deep in thought/conversation etc thinking so hard or paying attention to something so much that you do not notice anything else that is happening around you

11. deep in debt owing a lot of money

12. a deep impression a strong effect or influence that remains for a long time:
What he said made a deep impression on me.

13. PERSON a deep person is serious and intelligent, but is hard to know well:
Henry has always been a deep one. He keeps his views to himself.

14. be in deep shit spoken not polite to be in a bad situation because of something you have done

15. be in deep water to be in trouble or in a difficult or serious situation:
The company is in deep water over their refusal to reduce prices.

16. BALL GAMES a deep ball is hit, thrown, or kicked to a far part of the sports field

17. jump/be thrown in at the deep end to choose to do or be made to do a very difficult job without having prepared for it:
She decided to jump in at the deep end, buy a farm, and teach herself.

18. go off at the deep end informal to become angry suddenly and violently, usually when there is not a good reason

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II. deep² W3 adverb

1. [always + adverb/preposition] a long way into or below the surface of something:
Some bones were hidden deep beneath the ground.
The tunnel led deep under the mountains.
We were deep in a tropical rainforest (=far from the edge of the forest).
Tom stared deep into her eyes.
They talked deep into the night (=very late).

2. deep down
a) if you know or feel something deep down, you secretly know or feel it even though you do not admit it:
He knew, deep down, that he would have to apologise.
b) if someone is good, evil etc deep down, that is what they are really like even though they usually hide it:
Deep down, she is a caring person.

3. two/three etc deep if things or people are two deep, three deep etc, there are two, three etc rows or layers of things or people:
People were standing four deep at the bar.

4. run/go deep if a feeling such as hatred or anger runs deep in someone, they feel it very strongly, especially because of something that has happened in the past:
The prejudice runs deep and we need to understand the fears behind it.

5. be in (too) deep informal to be very involved in a situation, especially so that it causes you problems
⇒ still waters run deep at still²(5)

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III. deep³ noun
[Word Family: noun: deep, depth; adjective: deep, deepening; verb: deepen; adverb: deeply]
the deep literary the sea

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deep
adj.
I. a long way from top to bottom/front to back
VERBS be, look The water looks quite deep there.
ADV. really, very | fairly, pretty, quite
PHRASES ankle/knee/waist deep She stood knee deep in the water.

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deep
II. low in tone
VERBS be, sound Her voice sounded very deep on the telephone.
become
ADV. very | fairly, quite

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deep
III. strongly felt
VERBS be, go, run This suspicion runs very deep among some government members.
become
ADV. very a very deep feeling of love
fairly, quite

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colour red, blue, yellow etc:
Blue is my favourite colour.
Matisse was famous for his use of colour.
shade a particular type of a colour:
The dress is a light shade of pink.
He uses different shades of green.
hue /hjuː/ literary or technical a particular colour or shade of a colour:
Her face had lost its golden hue.
tint a small amount of a colour in something that is mostly another colour:
He wears sunglasses that have a pinky-orange tint.
tone one of the many different shades of a colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next:
Carpets in neutral tones give a feeling of space.
dark used about a colour that is strong and fairly close to black:
a dark blue suit
His eyes are dark brown.
deep fairly dark – often used when you think this colour looks attractive:
His eyes were a beautiful deep blue.
deep red lips
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.
light used about a colour that is not dark:
a light blue sweater
His T-shirt was light green.
pale used about a colour that is very light:
He has very pale blue eyes.
soft used about a colour that is light in a way that is attractive because it is not too obvious:
She wears soft colours such as cream, which match her complexion.
pastel used about a colour that has a lot of white in it:
The girls wore pastel pink sundresses.
bright used about a colour that is strong and easy to see:
The front door was painted bright red.
brilliant/vivid used about a colour that is very bright:
I looked out at the brilliant blue sky.
vivid red flowers
colourful British English, colorful American English used about things that have many different bright colours:
There were window boxes full of colourful flowers.
multicoloured British English, multicolored American English used about things that have a pattern of many different bright colours:
A multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.
gaudy/garish too brightly coloured, in a way that is unattractive:
The wallpaper was much too gaudy for me.
a garish orange tie

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cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors:
Do you want me to cut the cake?
He cut off the lower branches.
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors:
I snipped the label off.
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife:
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
She slit through the plastic covering.
slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut:
Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.
He tried to slash his wrists.
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points):
Saw the wood to the correct length.
chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces:
Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.
They chopped down the old tree.
finely chopped onion
slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces:
I’ll slice the cucumber.
Slice the bread thinly.
dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
First dice the apple into cubes.
grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple:
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat:
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc:
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater:
He was trimming his beard.
Trim the excess fat off the meat.
make cuts
The country needs to make cuts in the carbon dioxide it produces.
announce cuts
A major engineering company has announced big job cuts.
take/accept cuts (=agree to have something reduced)
Some employees were forced to take pay cuts.
tax cuts
The President announced tax cuts.
pay/wage cuts
Millions of workers face pay cuts.
job/staff cuts
There have been falling sales and job cuts at the newspaper.
spending cuts
His proposals could involve spending cuts of up to £12 billion.
price cuts
The company announced big price cuts on all its computers.
defence cuts
Further proposals for defence cuts were drawn up.
deep/severe cuts (=big reductions)
Deep cuts were made in research spending.
drastic/sharp cuts (=big and sudden reductions)
He resigned over drastic cuts in the education budget.
have a cut on something
He had a cut on his forehead.
get a cut (on something)
I fell and got a bad cut on my head.
small/slight
It’s only a small cut.
minor
Two passengers had to be treated for minor cuts.
superficial (=not deep)
I’m fine - just a few superficial cuts.
bad/nasty (=wide or deep and bleeding a lot)
The cut looked quite bad.
How did you get that nasty cut?
deep
She fell and got a deep cut on her leg.
cuts and bruises (=cuts and dark marks on the skin)
He escaped the crash with just a few cuts and bruises.

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dark if a place is dark, there is little or no light:
The room was very dark.
No, you can’t play outside, it’s too dark.
It was a dark night with clouds covering the moon.
dimly-lit a dimly-lit building or place is fairly dark because the lights there are not very bright:
a dimly-lit restaurant
The church was dimly lit.
dim a dim light is fairly dark:
The camera can take good pictures even in dim lighting.
The evening sky grew dim.
darkened a darkened room or building is darker than usual, especially because its lights have been turned off or the curtains have been drawn:
The prisoner lay in a darkened room.
The play starts with a darkened stage, and the sound of a woman singing softly.
gloomy a gloomy place or room is not at all bright or cheerful:
The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.
murky dark and difficult to see through – used especially about water:
the murky waters of the lake
I could hardly see him in the murky light of the bar.
pitch-dark/pitch-black completely dark, so that nothing can be seen:
It was pitch-dark inside the shed.
shady a shady place is cooler and darker than the area around it, because the light of the sun cannot reach it:
It was nice and shady under the trees.
They found a shady spot for a picnic.
deep fairly dark – often used when you think this colour looks attractive:
His eyes were a beautiful deep blue.
deep red lips
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.

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low a low voice or sound is not high on the scale of musical sounds:
I can’t sing the low notes.
He’s got quite a low singing voice.
Boys’ voices usually become much lower as they get older.
deep a deep voice or sound is low, strong, and pleasant:
He has a lovely deep voice.
The engine has a wonderfully deep sound to it, like it’s ready to race.
husky a husky voice is deep, quiet, and rough-sounding, especially in a way that is attractive:
Monroe sang 'Happy Birthday, Mr President’ in a slow husky voice.
His voice dropped to a husky whisper.
gravelly a gravelly voice is very low and rough sounding:
The singer is famous for his gravelly voice.
dark used about a colour that is strong and fairly close to black:
a dark blue suit
His eyes are dark brown.
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.

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deep
di:p
See: between the devil and the deep blue sea , go off the deep end , in deep , knee-deep

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