KNEE-DEEP


Meaning of KNEE-DEEP in English

1.

Something that is ~ is as high as your knees.

The water was only ~.

ADJ

2.

If a person or a place is ~ in something such as water, the level of the water comes up to a person’s knees.

They spent much of their time ~ in mud...

ADJ: v-link ADJ in n, ADJ after v

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