deep-cleanˈ transitive verb

deepˈ-discount adjective

(of financial securities) sold at a discount, earning low interest, and providing merely capital gain

deep down adverb

Fundamentally, if not in appearance

deep drawing noun (engineering)

A process of shaping metal that involves considerable plastic distortion

deepˈ-drawˈing adjective

(of ships) requiring considerable depth to float in

deepˈ-drawn adjective

deepˈ-dyed adjective

Thoroughgoing, extreme (in a bad sense)

deepˈfelt adjective

deepˈ-fet adjective (Shakespeare)

Fetched from a depth

deepˈ-freezeˈ noun

1. Storage of foodstuffs, or other perishable substances, at very low temperature
2. The appliance in which such goods are stored

transitive verb

To freeze or store in a deep-freeze

deepˈ-fryˈ transitive verb

To fry (food) completely submerged in fat or oil

deep kiss noun

A French kiss, a kiss using the tongue

deep kissing noun

deepˈ-laid adjective

Secretly plotted or devised

deep linking noun

The creation of a hyperlink to a specific page within a website, rather than to the homepage of that site

deep litter noun

A method of keeping hens in a hen house with a deep layer of peat material on the floor

deepˈ-mouthed adjective (archaic)

With a deep voice

deepˈ-read adjective

Extremely well-versed

deep-rooted adjective

1. Having deep roots (botany)
2. Not superficial, ingrained (figurative)

deepˈ-sea adjective

Relating to the deeper parts of the sea

deepˈ-seatˈed adjective

Not superficial, ingrained

deepˈ-set adjective

(esp of eyes) set deeply (into the face)

deepˈ-sinkˈer noun (Aust)

A drinking vessel of the largest size

deep-sixˈ transitive verb (N Am inf)

To get rid of, destroy, eliminate (from a slang term for the depth of the grave or six fathoms under water)

Deep South noun

A region of the USA, roughly Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana

deep space noun

The area of space beyond the moon's orbit

deep structure noun (linguistics)

The underlying grammatical concepts and relationships of words in a sentence from which its surface structure (qv) derives

deep therapy noun

The treatment of disease by deep X-rays or gamma rays

deep throat noun (informal)

A highly confidential informant

deepˈ-tonedˈ adjective

Having a deep tone or timbre

deepˈ-vein thrombosis noun

The formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, often caused by restricted movement in people travelling on long-distance flights with insufficient legroom (abbrev DVT)

deepwaˈterman noun (pl deepwaˈtermen)

A sea-going ship

deep web noun

That part of the World Wide Web which is not indexed by search engines

go in, dive in or be thrown in at the deep end

To plunge, or be plunged, straight into an activity, job, etc with little or no experience or preparation

go off the deep end

1. To express strong feelings without restraint
2. To lose one's temper completely

in deep water

In difficulties

two deep, three deep, etc

In two, three, etc layers or rows