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1. (adj.) knee-deep
reaching the knees:
knee-deep mud.
2. knee-deep
submerged or covered up to the knees:
knee-deep in water.
3. knee-deep
deeply embroiled; enmeshed; involved:
knee-deep in trouble.
Etymology: (1525–35)
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| Definition of 'knee-deep' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) ankle-deep, knee-deep
coming only to the ankle or knee
2. (adverb) knee-deep, knee-high
up to the knees
"we were standing knee-deep in the water"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) knee-deep
rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep
2. (adj) knee-deep
sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water
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