deep-six
1 of 2verb
ˈdēp-ˈsiks 
deep-sixed; deep-sixing; deep-sixes
transitive verb
1
: to get rid of : discard, eliminate
legislators voting to deep-six a government program
2
slang : to throw overboard
deep six
2 of 2noun
slang
: a place of disposal or abandonment —used especially in the phrase give it the deep six
Synonyms
Verb
- cashier
- cast (off)
- chuck
- discard
- ditch
- dump
- eighty-six
- 86
- exorcise
- exorcize
- fling (off or away)
- jettison
- junk
- lay by
- lose
- pitch
- reject
- scrap
- shed
- shuck (off)
- slough (off)
- sluff (off)
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- unload
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
from the leadsman's call by the deep six for a depth corresponding to the sixth deep on a sounding line
First Known Use
Verb
1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1929, in the meaning defined above
deep-sixing
verb
as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted deep-sixed the documents with the incriminating evidence Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dumping
- ditching
- discarding
- unloading
- losing
- abandoning
- scrapping
- jettisoning
- junking
- rejecting
- removing
- eliminating
- tossing
- shedding
- chucking
- 86ing
- exorcising
- eighty-sixing
- throwing away
- cashiering
- exorcizing
- dismissing
- abolishing
- forsaking
- abdicating
- disposing of
- setting aside
- eradicating
- throwing out
- deserting
- laying by
- pitching
- sluffing (off)
- shucking (off)
- expunging
- extirpating
- casting (off)
- sloughing (off)
- flinging (off or away)
- exterminating
- annihilating
- liquidating
- extinguishing
- kicking out
- wiping out
- stamping (out)
- rooting (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- adopting
- using
- embracing
- utilizing
- employing
- keeping
- retaining
- holding
- taking on
- holding back