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DEEP-SIX
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they deep-six ... he / she / it deep-sixes
Past simple: deep-sixed
Past participle: deep-sixed
-ing form: deep-sixing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Throw from a boat
Synonyms:
deep-six; throw overboard
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "deep-six" is one way to...):
throw (propel through the air)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Toss out; get rid of
Example:
deep-six these old souvenirs!
Synonyms:
deep-six; give it the deep six
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "deep-six" is one way to...):
cast aside; cast away; cast out; chuck out; discard; dispose; fling; put away; throw away; throw out; toss; toss away; toss out (throw or cast away)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
