deep(1) (iou) and Valdez Principles (iou)

deep(1) (iou)

deep adjective. [di:p]
[Old English deop = Old Frisian diap, Old Saxon diop, diap (Dutch diep), Old High German tiuf (German tief), Old Norse djupr, Gothic diups from Germanic, from base repr. also by DIP verb.]
I. lit.
Having great, or a specified, extension downward from the top. OE.
between the Devil and the deep (blue) sea: see DEVIL noun.
I. Murdoch He feared the deep crevasses down which a man might slide. J. C. Oates It was fairly shallow in parts, and as deep as..fifteen feet in others.
Having great, or a specified, extension inward from the surface or edge. OE.
Shelley When birds die In the deep forests. D. H. Lawrence He had a deep cut across his thumb.
b. pred. After a number: in that number of ranks one behind the Other. (Passing into adverb) L17.
C. Thirlwall The Thebans..stood five-and-twenty deep.
Going or placed far, or a specified distance, down, back, or, inwards; sunk in; (of a ship) low in the water. OE.
Dryden The frozen Earth lyes buried there..seven Cubits deep in Snow. J. Rhys Standing knee deep in the river.
b. spec. In Cricket, distant from the batsman; in Football & Hockey etc., distant from the front line of one's team. M19.
Covered with a depth of mud, sand, etc. LME-E19.
Smollett Three hundred miles through deep roads.
Of a physical action etc.: extending to or coming from a depth. L15.
H. S. Merriman She..swept him a deep curtsey. J. Steinbeck Lee lifted the bottle..and took a deep hot drink. R. P. Warren He gulped a full, deep, exquisite breath.
II. fig.
Of an oath, sin, etc.: solemn; grave. Now rare or obsolete. OE.
Milton A deep and serious verity.
Penetrating far into a subject; hard to fathom; profound, not superficial. OE.
Day Lewis He preaches such deep sermons Lily can't make head or tail of them.
That affects one profoundly; rooted in one's innermost feelings. ME.
I. Murdoch He felt a deep need to explain this.
Having profound knowledge, learning, or insight. ME.
R. Holinshed A deepe clerke, and one that read much.
Cunning, subtle, secretive. Now slang. ME.
Dickens You're a deep one, Mr. Pip.
Of a condition, quality, state, etc.: intense, profound, extreme. LME.
T. Hardy Little Abraham was aroused from his deep sleep. J. Conrad A..deserted street in deep shadow.
Of colour etc.: intense, vivid. LME.
R. Hooke All manner of Blues, from the faintest to the deepest.
Of sound etc.: low in pitch; full-toned, resonant; not shrill. LME.
J. D. Salinger I made my voice quite deep so that she wouldn't suspect my age.
Of an agent: who does (what is expressed by the noun) profoundly. E16.
M. Arnold Shakspeare was no deep reader.
pred. Involved or immersed greatly or to a specified degree (in). (Passing into adverb) M16.
R. Kipling He was deep in Meditation, mechanically clicking his rosary.
Of an action etc.: mentally absorbing. L16.
E. W. Lane He passed the next night in deep study.
Involving heavy expense or liability. Now rare. L16.
Swift That ruinous practice of deep gaming.
pred. After a number: having that number of engagements or obligations. (Passing into adverb) E20.
H. James Mrs Guy..was always engaged ten parties deep.
Special collocations & comb. (see also s.v. DEEP adverb): deep-bodied adjective (of a fish etc.) having a body which is much deeper dorsoventrally than it is wide. deep breathing the act of breathing deeply esp. as a form of physical Exercise. deep-discount adjective (a) denoting financial securities carrying a low rate of interest and issued at a discount to their redemption value, so mainly providing capital gain rather than income; (b) N. Amer. heavily discounted, greatly reduced in price. deep-dish pie (orig. US) a pie without pastry on the bottom, baked in a deep dish. deep end the deeper end of a swimming pool (go in off the deep end, go off the deep end, go in at the deep end, give way to emotion or anger; in at the deep end, into a difficult situation without preparation). deep field Cricket that part of the field near the boundary, esp. behind the bowler. deep kiss: involving contact between partners' tongues. deep litter a deep layer of litter used in poultry-houses etc. deep mourning: expressed by dressing completely in black. deep-mouthed adjective (esp. of a dog) having a deep voice. deep sea the deeper parts of the sea, at a distance from the shore (deep-sea fishing: involving prolonged periods at sea; deep-sea lead, deep-sea line, a lead and line used for soundings in deep water). deep-sinker Austral. (a drink served in) a glass of the largest size. deep six slang burial, death, esp. at sea; the grave. deep-six verb trans. (slang) bury or lose at sea or in water, dispose of irretrievably. Deep South the southernmost parts of the US, esp. those states adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico. deep space the regions of space that are either outside the earth's atmosphere or beyond the solar system. deep structure Linguistics in Transformational grammar, (the representation of) the fundamental abstract grammatical or semantic Relationships of the elements of a phrase or sentence (opp. surface structure). deep tank a section of a ship's hold used to store liquid. deep therapy curative treatment with short-wave X-rays of high penetrating power. deep throat [orig. applied to an anonymous informant in the Watergate scandal, from the name of a pornographic Film (1972)] (the name of) a person who supplies anonymously information about covert or illegal action within an organization. deep-vein thrombosis thrombosis in a vein lying deep below the skin, especially in the legs (cf. ECONOMY-class syndrome). deep water(s) fig. trouble, difficulty (usu. in deep water, into deep water). deep X-ray therapy = deep therapy above.
deepish adjective L19.
deepmost adjective (rare) deepest E19.

Valdez Principles (iou)

Valdez Principles noun phr. pl. L20.
[The Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker which ran aground off the Alaskan coast in 1989, causing considerable environmental damage.]
A set of guidelines drawn up in 1989, designed to regulate and monitor the conduct of corporations in matters relating to the environment.

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