Verb: deep-six deep siks
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- Throw from a boat
"The smugglers deep-sixed the contraband when they saw the coast guard approaching";
- throw overboard
- Toss out; get rid of
"deep-six these old souvenirs!";
- give it the deep six [informal]
Derived forms: deep-sixing, deep-sixed, deep-sixes
Type of: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, wing