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shallow

[ shal-oh ]

adjective

shallower, shallowest.
  1. of little depth; not deep:

    shallow water.

  2. lacking depth; superficial:

    a mind that is not narrow but shallow.

  3. taking in a relatively small amount of air in each inhalation:

    shallow breathing.

  4. Baseball. relatively close to home plate:

    The shortstop caught the pop fly in shallow left field.



noun

  1. Usually shallows. (used with a singular or plural verb) a shallow part of a body of water; shoal.

adverb

  1. Baseball. at a shallow position:

    With the pitcher up, the outfielders played shallow.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become shallow.

shallow

/ 藞蕛忙濒蓹蕣 /

adjective

  1. having little depth
  2. lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥� Complete & Unabridged鈥� 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. often plural a shallow place in a body of water; shoal
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥� Complete & Unabridged鈥� 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or become shallow
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥� Complete & Unabridged鈥� 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蝉丑补濒濒辞飞濒测, adverb
  • 藞蝉丑补濒濒辞飞苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 榶心vlog Forms

  • 蝉丑补濒顎僱辞飞路濒测 adverb
  • 蝉丑补濒顎僱辞飞路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of shallow1

First recorded in 1350鈥�1400; Middle English schalowe (adjective); akin to Old English sceald 鈥渟hallow鈥� ( shoal 1 )
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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of shallow1

C15: related to Old English sceald shallow; see shoal 1
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