Definition of dep
1. deep [ a ] relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
Examples:
"a deep breath"
"a deep sigh"
"deep concentration"
"deep emotion"
"a deep trance"
"in a deep sleep"
(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)
He thought how this dainty , fragile older woman threading her way through the streets of Westminster on a day in June , enjoying the flowers in the shops , the greetings from old friends , but never really drawing a deep , passionate breath , was so like himself .
(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)
Watson snatched a deep breath .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
For many nights afterward , the idea of her having been so close to me in_that imagined bed would return and fill me with obscure and painful desires , would cause me to lie_awake in shame , tossing with irresolution , longing to fall into a deep sleep .
(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)
He drew a deep breath .
(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)
Digby heaved a deep ethereal sigh .
Synonyms deep Related Terms shallow profound heavy depth2. deep [ a ] marked by depth of thinking
Examples:
"deep thoughts"
"a deep allegory"
(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)
In_the_last_analysis , religion is the means of inducing , formulating , expressing , enhancing , implementing , and perpetuating man 's deepest experience - the religious .
(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)
And even deeper than that :
Synonyms deep Related Terms profound3. deep [ a ] having great spatial extension or penetration; downward ("a deep well"); inward from an outer surface ("a deep gash"); backward ("deep shelves"); laterally ("a deep yard"); outward; sometimes used in combination
Examples:
"waist-deep"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
Place your Power_Stands in position and adjust their height so_that this will correspond to the height of your shoulders when you are in a deep leg split as for a heavy Clean .
Place a suitably loaded barbell across them ; grasp the bar ( which will rest against the back of your neck ) ; extend your feet forward and backward until you are in a deep leg split .
(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)
The cores of deep sea sediments and content of collectors in remote regions are valuable in this category .
A measure of the total mass accretion of meteoritic material by the Earth is obtained from analyses of deep sea sediments and dust collected in remote regions ( Pettersson , 1960 ) .
(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)
The deep concave gradient employed ( fig. 2 ) was obtained with a nine chambered gradient elution device ( `` Varigrad '' , reference ( 8 ) ) and has been described elsewhere .
Synonyms deep Related Terms shallow profound bottomless in_depth abysmal walk-in deep-water deep-water unfathomable depth4. deep [ a ] very distant in time or space
Examples:
"deep in the past"
"deep in enemy territory"
"deep in the woods"
"a deep space probe"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
In the ninth , Robinson led off with his second double of the night , a blast off the fence 375 feet deep into left .
Jackie_Brandt singled deep into the hole at short to start the rally .
(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
In the third Frank_Robinson hammered a long home_run deep into the corner of the bleachers in right center , about 400 feet away , with two men on .
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
If he were to go with White , he would be out there two days , not just listening in the dark at some point between here and Papa-san , but moving ever deeper into enemy land - behind Papa-san itself .
Synonyms deep Related Terms distant5. deep [ a ] extreme
Examples:
"in deep trouble"
"deep happiness"
(The Providence Journal...)
As for the ladies , they were full of charm , and sincerity , and deep and abiding affection for this hurrying driving , honest , little man .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
Like Eliot , in my fantasies , I had a proud bearing and , with a skill that was vaguely continental , I would lead Jessica through an evening of dancing and handsome descriptions of my newest exploits , would guide her gently to the night 's climax which , in my dreams , was always represented by our almost suffocating one another to death with deep , moist kisses burning with love .
Synonyms deep Related Terms intense6. deep [ a ] having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
Examples:
"a deep voice"
"a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"
"a bass clarinet"
(Christopher Davis, First Family....)
Scotty would hear the front_door in the evening and then his father 's deep slow voice ; it floated up the stairs .
(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)
The figure in the corner belched loudly , a deep , liquid eruption .
- You talk deep .
(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)
He had a deep voice which was full of good food she had cooked , and good_humor ; an explosive laugh which always carried everything before it .
Synonyms deep bass Related Terms low7. deep [ r ] to a great depth;
Examples: "dived deeply"
"dug deep"
(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)
His light blue eyes , set deep within the face , are actively and continually looking .
(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)
`` There is a spark dwells deep within my soul .
Synonyms deeply deep8. deep [ a ] strong; intense
Examples:
"deep purple"
"a rich red"
(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
Below the moon_splashed world rolled away to insurmountable white peaks ; above him the deep blue sky glittered with stars .
Synonyms deep rich Related Terms colorful9. deep [ a ] relatively thick from top to bottom
Examples:
"deep carpets"
"deep snow"
(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)
She looked out at the corn field , the great green deep acres of it rolled_out like the sea in the field beyond the whitewashed fence bordering the grounds .
Synonyms deep Related Terms thick10. deep [ a ] extending relatively far inward
Examples:
"a deep border"
11. deep [ a ] with head or back bent low
Examples:
"a deep bow"
12. deep [ a ] of an obscure nature
Examples:
"the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
"a deep dark secret"
"the inscrutable workings of Providence"
"rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
13. deep [ n ] the central and most intense or profound part
Examples:
"in the deep of night"
"in the deep of winter"
14. Deep [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29119
Synonyms Deep15. deep [ a ] large in quantity or size
Examples:
"deep cuts in the budget"
16. deep [ a ] exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
Examples:
"deep political machinations"
"a deep plot"
17. deep [ r ] to far into space
Examples:
"penetrated deep into enemy territory"
"went deep into the woods";
18. deep [ r ] to an advanced time
Examples:
"deep into the night"
"talked late into the evening"
19. deep [ a ] (of darkness) very intense
Examples:
"thick night"
"thick darkness"
"a face in deep shadow"
"deep night"
20. deep [ n ] a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Synonyms deep oceanic_abyss trench Related Terms natural_depression japan_trench bougainville_trench nares_deep atacama_trench21. deep [ a ] difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
Examples:
"the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"
"a deep metaphysical theory"
"some recondite problem in historiography"
22. deep [ n ] literary term for an ocean
Examples:
"denizens of the deep"
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