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deep-six

(dēp′sĭks′)

tr.v. deep-sixed, deep-six·ing, deep-six·es Slang

1. To toss overboard.

2. To toss out; get rid of: deep-sixed the incriminating papers.

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deep-six

(tr) slang US to dispose of (something, such as documents) completely; destroy

[C20: from six feet deep, the traditional depth for a grave]

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deep′ six′

n.
Slang.

1. burial or discarding at sea.

2. the abandonment of something.

[1915–20]

deep′-six′

v.t. Slang.

1. to throw overboard; discard.

2. to reject or abandon.

[1950–55]

deep-six

Past participle: deep-sixed
Gerund: deep-sixing

Imperative
deep-six
deep-six

Present
I deep-six
you deep-six
he/she/it deep-sixes
we deep-six
you deep-six
they deep-six

Preterite
I deep-sixed
you deep-sixed
he/she/it deep-sixed
we deep-sixed
you deep-sixed
they deep-sixed

Present Continuous
I am deep-sixing
you are deep-sixing
he/she/it is deep-sixing
we are deep-sixing
you are deep-sixing
they are deep-sixing

Present Perfect
I have deep-sixed
you have deep-sixed
he/she/it has deep-sixed
we have deep-sixed
you have deep-sixed
they have deep-sixed

Past Continuous
I was deep-sixing
you were deep-sixing
he/she/it was deep-sixing
we were deep-sixing
you were deep-sixing
they were deep-sixing

Past Perfect
I had deep-sixed
you had deep-sixed
he/she/it had deep-sixed
we had deep-sixed
you had deep-sixed
they had deep-sixed

Future
I will deep-six
you will deep-six
he/she/it will deep-six
we will deep-six
you will deep-six
they will deep-six

Future Perfect
I will have deep-sixed
you will have deep-sixed
he/she/it will have deep-sixed
we will have deep-sixed
you will have deep-sixed
they will have deep-sixed

Future Continuous
I will be deep-sixing
you will be deep-sixing
he/she/it will be deep-sixing
we will be deep-sixing
you will be deep-sixing
they will be deep-sixing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been deep-sixing
you have been deep-sixing
he/she/it has been deep-sixing
we have been deep-sixing
you have been deep-sixing
they have been deep-sixing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been deep-sixing
you will have been deep-sixing
he/she/it will have been deep-sixing
we will have been deep-sixing
you will have been deep-sixing
they will have been deep-sixing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been deep-sixing
you had been deep-sixing
he/she/it had been deep-sixing
we had been deep-sixing
you had been deep-sixing
they had been deep-sixing

Conditional
I would deep-six
you would deep-six
he/she/it would deep-six
we would deep-six
you would deep-six
they would deep-six

Past Conditional
I would have deep-sixed
you would have deep-sixed
he/she/it would have deep-sixed
we would have deep-sixed
you would have deep-sixed
they would have deep-sixed

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Verb	1.	deep-six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" give it the deep six chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
	2.	deep-six - throw from a boat throw overboard throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"

Translations

deep-six

[ˌdiːpˈsɪks] VT (US) (= throw out) → tirar; (= kill) → cargarse

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