Definition of "deep-sixed" [deep-sixed]

• Simple past tense and past participle of deep-six. (verb)

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• "Were American politicians held to the ludicrously stringent standards being applied to Ms. O 'Donnell today, some of the most glorious figures in American history would have had their careers deep-sixed before they even got off the ground."
• "Flash forward to last week when Free Press campaign director Tim Karr claimed with stratospheric chutzpah that Congressman Waxman was trying to "craft a bipartisan compromise on Net Neutrality only to have his bill deep-sixed by hostile Republicans.""
• "Rep. Henry Waxman tried last week to craft a bipartisan compromise on Net Neutrality only to have his bill deep-sixed by hostile Republicans on the House Commerce Committee, who are eager to smother the open Internet should voters hand them a majority in November."