deep meaning and definition

DEEP noun

Definition of deep (noun)

1. the central and most intense or profound part
   • "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"
2. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
   • synonyms: oceanic abyss, trench
3. literary term for an ocean
   • "denizens of the deep"

DEEP adjective

Definition of deep (adjective)

1. relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
   • "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
   • antonym: shallow
2. marked by depth of thinking
   • "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory"
3. 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"
   • antonym: shallow
4. very distant in time or space
   • "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
5. extreme
   • "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness"
6. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
   • "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
   • synonyms: bass
7. strong; intense
   • "deep purple"; "a rich red"
   • synonyms: rich
8. relatively thick from top to bottom
   • "deep carpets"; "deep snow"
9. extending relatively far inward
   • "a deep border"
10. (of darkness) very intense
    • "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
    • synonyms: thick
11. large in quantity or size
    • "deep cuts in the budget"
12. with head or back bent low
    • "a deep bow"
13. 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"
    • synonyms: cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
14. 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"
    • synonyms: abstruse, recondite
15. exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
    • "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"

DEEP adverb

Definition of deep (adverb)

1. to a great depth;far down
   • "dived deeply"; "dug deep"
   • synonyms: deeply
2. to an advanced time
   • "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
   • synonyms: late
3. to a great distance
   • "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods"