DEEP, a. 1. Extending or being far below the surface; descending far downward; profound ; opposed to shallow; as deep water; a deep pit or well.2. Low in situation; being or descending far below the adjacent land; as a deep valley.3. Entering far; piercing a great way. A tree in a good soil takes deep root. A spear struck deep into the flesh.4. Far from the outer part; secreted.A spider deep ambushed in her den.5. Not superficial or obvious; hidden; secret.He discovereth deep things out of darkness. Job xii.6. Remote from comprehension.O Lord, thy thoughts are very deep. Ps. Xcii.7. Sagacious; penetrating; having the power to enter far into a subject; as a man of deep thought; a deep divine.8. Artful; contriving; concealing artifice; insidious; designing; as a friend, deep, hollow treacherous.9. Grave in sound; low; as the deep tones of an organ.10. Very still; solemn; profound; as deep silence.11. Thick; black; not to be penetrated by the sight.Now deeper darkness brooded on the ground.12. Still; sound; not easily broken or disturbed.The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam. Gen ii.13. Depressed; sunk low, metaphorically; as deep poverty.14. Dark; intense; strongly colored; as a deep brown; a deep crimson; a deep blue.15. Unknown; unintelligible.A people of deeper speech than thou canst perceive. Is. xxxiii.16. Heart-felt; penetrating; affecting; as a deep sense of guilt.17. Intricate; not easily understood or unraveled; as a deep plot or intrigue.This word often qualifies a verb, like an adverb.Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.DEEP, n. 1. The sea; the abyss of waters; the ocean.He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. Job x1i.2. A lake; a great collection of water.Lanch out into the deep, and let down your nets. Luke v.3. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible.Thy judgments are a great deep. Ps. xxxvi.4. The most still or solemn part; the midst; as, in deep of night. |
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