■ adjective
1》 extending far down or in from the top or surface.
↘extending a specified distance from the top, surface, or outer edge.
↘ Cricket (of a fielding position) relatively distant from the batsman.
↘(in ball games) to or from a position far down or across the field.
2》 very intense, profound, or extreme: a ~ sleep.
↘difficult to understand.
3》 (of sound) low in pitch and full in tone; not shrill.
4》 (of colour) dark and intense.
■ noun
1》 ( the ~ ) literary the sea.
↘(usu. ~s ) a ~ part of the sea.
2》 ( the ~ ) Cricket the part of the field distant from the batsman.
■ adverb far down or in; ~ly.
↘(in sport) distant from the batsman or forward line of one's team.
Phrases
go off the ~ end informal give way immediately to an emotional or irrational outburst.
have ~ pockets informal have a lot of financial resources.
in ~ water informal in trouble or difficulty.
jump (or be thrown ) in at the ~ end informal face a new and difficult undertaking with little preparation.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE dēop (adjective), dīope , dēope (adverb), of Gmc origin; related to dip .