Shallow
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
5.
Usually, shallows. (used with a singular or plural verb) a shallow part of a body of water; shoal.
adverb
6.
Baseball. at a shallow position:
With the pitcher up, the outfielders played shallow.
verb (used with or without object)
7.
to make or become shallow.
adjective
1.
having little depth
2.
lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
noun
3.
(often pl) a shallow place in a body of water; shoal
verb
4.
to make or become shallow
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