Deep-six

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of deep six. alt-of, alternative

    "First, the stark message to “eat less” of a particular food has been deep-sixed; don’t look for it ever again in any official U.S. dietary pronouncement."

  2. 2
    throw from a boat wordnet
  3. 3
    toss out; get rid of wordnet

Synonyms

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abandoncastcast awaycast offchuckdiscard

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"First, the stark message to “eat less” of a particular food has been deep-sixed; don’t look for it ever again in any official U.S. dietary pronouncement."

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