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• deep-six — vb American to bury, dispose of. The verb form, which has been common in American speech since the 1950s, derives from the earlier noun form the deep six , an underworld euphemism for the grave. The ultimate origin is nautical; burials at sea… …   Contemporary slang

• deep-six — {v.}, {slang} To throw away; dispose of. * /As the police boat came near, the drug smugglers deep sixed their cargo./ (An expression originally used by sailors, suggesting throwing something into water six fathoms deep.) …   Dictionary of American idioms

• deep-six — {v.}, {slang} To throw away; dispose of. * /As the police boat came near, the drug smugglers deep sixed their cargo./ (An expression originally used by sailors, suggesting throwing something into water six fathoms deep.) …   Dictionary of American idioms

• deep-six — v slang To throw away; dispose of. As the police boat came near, the drug smugglers deep sixed their cargo. (An expression originally used by sailors, suggesting throwing something into water six fathoms deep.) …   Словарь американских идиом

• Deep sea — zones For the IMAX film, see Deep Sea 3D. The deep sea, or deep layer[1], is the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline and above the seabed, at a depth of 1000 fathoms …   Wikipedia

• deep-six — [dēp′siks′] Slang n. [from the custom of burial at sea in at least six fathoms] 1. Archaic burial at sea 2. a discarding or disposing of something vt. to get rid of, as by throwing overboard …   English World dictionary

• Deep sea communities — giant tubeworm Deep sea communities currently remain largely unexplored, due the technological and logististical challenges and expense involved in visiting these remote biomes. Because of the unique challenges (particularly the high barometric… …   Wikipedia

• deep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German tiof deep, Old English dyppan to dip more at dip Date: before 12th century 1. extending far from some surface or area: as a. extending far downward < a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• deep — /dip / (say deep) adjective 1. extending far downwards, inwards, or backwards. 2. having a specified dimension downwards, inwards, or backwards: a tank two metres deep. 3. situated far or a certain distance down, in, or back. 4. extending far in… …  

• deep-six — verb 1. toss out; get rid of deep six these old souvenirs! • Syn: ↑give it the deep six • Hypernyms: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away …   Useful english dictionary

• Deep-sea lead — Lead Lead (l[e^]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[ a]d; akin to D. lood, MHG. l[=o]t, G. loth plummet, sounding lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123.] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English