"run deep" meaning in All languages combined

See run deep on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-run deep.ogg [Australia] Forms: runs deep [present, singular, third-person], running deep [participle, present], ran deep [past], run deep [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,ran,run>}} run deep (third-person singular simple present runs deep, present participle running deep, simple past ran deep, past participle run deep)
  1. (informal, figuratively) Of a feeling, belief, or problem, to be very intense, serious, and firmly established, often existing for a long time. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-run_deep-en-verb-NJ81nFYy
  2. (American football, Canadian football) Synonym of go deep. Tags: Canadian Synonyms: go deep [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-run_deep-en-verb-KqfOc7dH Categories (other): Canadian football, Football (American), English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 86 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 89 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 90 3 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, deep.
    Sense id: en-run_deep-en-verb-iJraKC6T

Inflected forms

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