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deep sixes

deep sixes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deep six.

Meaning of deep six

Verb

deep six (third-person singular simple present deep sixes, present participle deep sixing, simple past and past participle deep sixed)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To discard, get rid of, or cancel; to completely put an end to something.
    • They had put many hundreds of hours into the project before it was deep-sixed by management.
  2. (idiomatic, informal, transitive, uncommon) To submerge (something) in water.

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Questions about deep sixes

What is deep sixes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deep sixes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deep six.

Words near deep sixes in the dictionary

  1. deep scattering layer
  2. deep sea
  3. deep seas
  4. deep six
  5. deep sixed
  6. deep sixes
  7. deep sixing
  8. deep sleep
  9. deep sleeps
  10. deep song
  11. deep songs

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