deep
see also SIZE, HEIGHT
- the measurement of sth from top to bottom: depth (noun C/U)
the depth of a hole ◎ at a depth of 2 000 metres
- (used about things which are open at the front) the amount sth measures from the front to the back: depth (noun C/U)
The depth of the cupboard was 70 cm.
- having a certain depth: deep
During last year's floods, the water in the High Street was nearly six feet deep.
- going a long way from the top to the bottom or from the front to the back: deep (adjective, adverb)
the deep end of a swimming pool ◎ a deep cut ◎ a deep hole ◎ The roots of this tree reach deep into the soil. ◎ to get deeper
- not going a long way from the top to the bottom: shallow
a shallow river
※ being in deep water
- if you are in water which reaches as far as your waist, the water is knee-deep, you are knee-deep in the water
She was standing knee-deep in the middle of the stream.
- if you are in water which reaches as far as your waist, the water is waist-deep, you are waist-deep in the water
- if you go into water so that you can not put your feet down, you are out of your depth
Don't get out of your depth.
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