Main Entry: deep

Pronunciation: \ˈdēp\

Function: adjective

1 a : extending well inward from an outer surface <a deep gash> b (1) : not located superficially within the body or one of its parts <deep pressure receptors in muscles> (2) : resulting from or involving stimulation of deep structures <deep pain> <deep reflexes>
2 : being below the level of the conscious <deep neuroses>

—deep·ly adverb