deep-six

diːp sɪks

Definition of deep-six - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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decisions

Rare

reject or cancel a plan or idea

Rare

The committee deep-sixed the proposal after much debate.

abandon

discard

scrap

waste

Rare

discard or dispose of something completely

Rare

He decided to deep-six the old furniture before moving out..

discard

dispose

dump

maritime

Rare

throw something overboard from a boat

Rare

The sailors had to deep-six the damaged cargo.

abandon

discard

jettison

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Origin of deep-six

Nautical slang, deep (profound) + six (burial)

Examples of deep-six in a sentence

The CEO deep-sixed the merger plan abruptly.
She had to deep-six her old clothes to make space.
They decided to deep-six the old equipment.
The crew had to deep-six the evidence quickly.

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French:enterrer, se débarrasser, ...
German:ablehnen, komplett entsorgen, ...
Italian:bocciare, sbarazzarsi di, ...
Spanish:descartar, tirar, ...
Portuguese:rejeitar, descartar, ...
Chinese:否决, 处理掉, ...
Japanese:お蔵入りにする, 処分する, ...
Arabic:رَفَضَ, تَخَلَّصَ مِنْ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְחוֹת, לְהַשְׁלִיךְ לַחֲלוּטִין, ...
Russian:отклонить, выбросить, ...
Ukrainian:відхилити, викинути, ...
Hindi:रद्द करना, फेंक देना, ...
Bengali:বাতিল করা, সম্পূর্ণরূপে বাতিল করা, ...
Catalan:rebutjar, descartar completament, ...
Czech:zamítnout, vyhodit, ...
Danish:skrotte, smide væk, ...
Dutch:verwerpen, weggooien, ...
Greek:απορρίπτω, ξεφορτώνομαι εντελώς, ...
Hungarian:elvetni, kidobni, ...
Khmer:លុបចោល, បោះចោល, ...
Korean:거부하다, 버리다, ...
Persian:رد کرد, دور انداختن, ...
Polish:odrzucić, wyrzucić, ...
Portuguese (BR):rejeitar, livrar-se de, ...
Romanian:a anula, a arunca, ...
Swedish:skrota, slänga, ...
Thai:ยกเลิก, ทิ้ง, ...
Turkish:reddetmek, tamamen atmak, ...
Vietnamese:hủy bỏ, vứt bỏ, ...

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