Syn: deep six, give it the deep six.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. to throw from a boat into the water.
Syn: deep six, throw overboard. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Deep Six — may refer to: Deep Six (album), a 1986 compilation album Deep Six (novel), a Dirk Pitt adventure novel by Clive Cussler Deep Six (Alberta politics), a group of fiscally conservative members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada Deep Six… … Wikipedia
Deep Six — (album) Deep Six Album par Divers artistes Sortie Mars 1986 Enregistrement Août septembre 1985 Genre(s) Rock indépendant Grunge Producteur(s) Chris Hanzsek, Tina Casale … Wikipédia en Français
Deep Six — Kompilationsalbum von Various Artists Veröffentlichung 1985 Label C/Z Records Format LP, CD … Deutsch Wikipedia
Deep Six — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Deep Six Álbum recopilatorio de Varios Artistas Publicación Marzo de 1986 Grabación Agosto a Septiembre 1985 … Wikipedia Español
deep-six — deep sixes, deep sixing, deep sixed VERB To deep six something means to get rid of it or destroy it. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V n] I d simply like to deep six this whole project … English dictionary
deep-six — (someone/something) American, informal to get rid of someone or something. They want to deep six the project because it s costing too much money … New idioms dictionary
deep-six — /deep siks /, v.t. Slang. 1. to throw overboard. 2. to get rid of; abandon; discard. 3. to reject, negate, or ruin: The team deep sixed the manager s attempt to call Sunday practice. [1950 55; v. use of DEEP SIX] * * * … Universalium
deep six — (v.) discard, 1940s, originally from nautical slang, perhaps from earlier underworld noun sense of the grave (1929), perhaps a reference to the usual grave depth of six feet … Etymology dictionary
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 six — v [T] AmE informal to decide not to use something such as a plan … Dictionary of contemporary English
