deep-six

What does deep-six mean?

deep-six means "toss out; get rid of". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deep-six?

deep-six has 2 syllables: deep--six. The stress falls on "six".

What is another word for deep-six?

Close synonyms include give it the deep six, throw overboard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deep-six a common word?

deep-six is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for deep-six come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.