shallow: Meaning and Definition of

shal•low

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. relatively close to home plate: The shortstop caught the pop fly in shallow left field.

1. Usually, a shallow part of a body of water; shoal.

1. at a shallow position: With the pitcher up, the outfielders played shallow.

1. to make or become shallow.