deep

  1. Adjective.  (context, of a hole) Having its bottom far down.
  2. Adjective.  Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
  3. Adjective.  To a significant, not superficial, extent.
  4. Adjective.  In extent in a direction away from the observer.
  5. Adjective.  In a number of rows or layers:.
  6. Adjective.  Thick.
  7. Adjective.  Voluminous.
  8. Adjective.  (context, sound) Low in pitch.
  9. Adjective.  (context, of a color) Dark and highly saturated.
  10. Adjective.  A long way inside; situated far in or back.
  11. Adjective.  (context, sleep) Sound, heavy (''describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken'').
  12. Adjective.  Immersed, submerged (in).
  13. Adverb.  deeply.
  14. Noun.  (context, literary) (meaning 1 above) part of a lake, sea, etc.
  15. Noun.  (US) (rare) The deep (meaning 2 above) part of a problem.
  16. Noun.  ''(with "the"):'' the sea, the ocean.
  17. Noun.  (cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.

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