Meaning & Definition of Deep in English

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

3. Literary term for an ocean

• "Denizens of the deep"

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"

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"

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"

7. Strong

• Intense

• "Deep purple"

• "A rich red"

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"

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"

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"

15. Exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

• "Deep political machinations"

• "A deep plot"

1. To a great depth

• Far down

• "Dived deeply"

• "Dug deep"

2. To an advanced time

• "Deep into the night"

• "Talked late into the evening"

3. To a great distance

• "Penetrated deep into enemy territory"

• "Went deep into the woods"