Deep-six (Verb)
Meaning 1
Throw from a boat.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The crew members were forced to deep-six their valuable equipment to escape the pirates undetected.
- It's a maritime tradition to deep-six a sailor's sea chest when they ship out for the last time.
- The fishermen quickly deep-six the weight to compensate for the tilting of their vessel.
- To avoid detection, the smugglers deep-six their cargo as soon as they spotted the Coast Guard patrol.
- The old sailor decided to deep-six a wreath of flowers in memory of his deceased shipmates.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- After moving into the new apartment, she decided to deep-six the old couch that had been in storage.
- It's time to deep-six these old sneakers, they're completely worn out.
- The new management decided to deep-six the outdated marketing strategy.
- Let's deep-six these broken appliances, they're just taking up space.
- We should deep-six this old software, it's no longer compatible with our systems.