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ALL meanings of undeep

deep
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  • adjective undeep extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well; a deep valley. 1
  • adjective undeep extending far in or back from the front or from an edge, surface, opening, etc., considered as the front: a deep shelf. 1
  • adjective undeep extending far in width; broad: deep lace; a deep border. 1
  • adjective undeep ranging far from the earth and sun: a deep space probe. 1
  • adjective undeep having a specified dimension in depth: a tank 8 feet deep. 1
  • adjective undeep covered or immersed to a specified depth (often used in combination): standing knee-deep in water. 1
  • adjective undeep having a specified width or number of items from front to back (often used in combination): shelves that are 10 inches deep; cars lined up at the entrance gates three-deep. 1
  • adjective undeep extending or cutting far down relative to the surface of a given object: The knife made a deep scar in the table. 1
  • adjective undeep situated far down, in, or back: deep below the surface; deep in the woods. 1
  • adjective undeep reaching or advancing far down: a deep dive. 1
  • adjective undeep coming from far down: a deep breath. 1
  • adjective undeep made with the body bent or lowered to a considerable degree: a deep bow. 1
  • adjective undeep immersed or submerged in or heavily covered with (followed by in): a road deep in mud. 1
  • adjective undeep difficult to penetrate or understand; abstruse: a deep allegory. 1
  • adjective undeep not superficial; profound: deep thoughts. 1
  • adjective undeep grave or serious: deep disgrace. 1
  • adjective undeep heartfelt; sincere: deep affections. 1
  • adjective undeep absorbing; engrossing: deep study. 1
  • adjective undeep great in measure; intense; extreme: deep sorrow. 1
  • adjective undeep sound and heavy; profound: deep sleep. 1
  • adjective undeep (of colors) dark and vivid: a deep red. 1
  • adjective undeep low in pitch, as sound, a voice, or the like: deep, sonorous tones. 1
  • adjective undeep having penetrating intellectual powers: a deep scholar. 1
  • adjective undeep profoundly cunning or artful: a deep and crafty scheme. 1
  • adjective undeep mysterious; obscure: deep, dark secrets. 1
  • adjective undeep immersed or involved; enveloped: a man deep in debt. 1
  • adjective undeep absorbed; engrossed: deep in thought. 1
  • adjective undeep Baseball. relatively far from home plate: He hit the ball into deep center field. 1
  • adjective undeep Linguistics. belonging to an early stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence; belonging to the deep structure. 1
  • noun undeep the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters). 1
  • noun undeep a vast extent, as of space or time. 1
  • noun undeep the part of greatest intensity, as of winter. 1
  • noun undeep Nautical. any of the unmarked levels, one fathom apart, on a deep-sea lead line. Compare mark1 (def 20). 1
  • noun undeep the deep, Chiefly Literary. the sea or ocean: He was laid to rest in the deep. 1
  • adverb undeep to or at a considerable or specified depth: The boat rode deep in the water. 1
  • adverb undeep far on in time: He claimed he could see deep into the future. 1
  • adverb undeep profoundly; intensely. 1
  • adverb undeep Baseball. at or to a deep place or position: The outfielders played deep, knowing the batter's reputation as a slugger. 1
  • idioms undeep go off the deep end, to enter upon a course of action with heedless or irresponsible indifference to consequences. to become emotionally overwrought. 1
  • idioms undeep in deep, inextricably involved. having made or committed oneself to make a large financial investment. 1
  • idioms undeep in deep water, in difficult or serious circumstances; in trouble. in a situation beyond the range of one's capability or skill: You're a good student, but you'll be in deep water in medical school. 1
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