Definition of "deep-sixing" []

• Present participle of deep-six. (verb)

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• "This is all crack-pot fantasy, of a stripe with so-called “native Americans” deep-sixing anthropological evidence of ancient non-Amerind presence in the Pacific Northwest."
• "Fortunately, some in Congress are trying to prevent the medical device tax from deep-sixing both the interests of American patients and the economy."
• "The GOP already made a $42 billion down payment on their $100 billion in cuts from the president's budget by deep-sixing the Democratic omnibus bill during the lame-duck session."