KNEE-DEEP

Meaning of KNEE-DEEP in English

■ adjective

1》 immersed up to the knees.

↘deeply involved in something.

2》 so deep as to reach the knees.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KNEE-DEEP — adjective Date: 15th century 1. sunk to the knees , deeply engaged or occupied , knee-high
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KNEE-DEEP — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English kne-depe, from kne, knee knee + depe, deep deep — more at knee , deep …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — (a.) Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE-DEEP — (a.) Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE-DEEP — ( a. ) Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — ( a. ) Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — /nee"deep"/ , adj. 1. reaching the knees: knee-deep mud. 2. submerged or covered up to the knees: knee-deep in water. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE DEEP — adj. knee high, up to the knees, deep enough to reach the knees
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNEE-DEEP — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. : sunk to the knees knee-deep in mud b. : deeply engaged or occupied …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNEE-DEEP — adj sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water. 2. knee-deep ·adj rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water …
Webster English vocab
KNEE-DEEP — Pronunciation: - ' d ē p Function: adjective Date: 15th century 1 a : sunk to the knees < knee-deep …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — [knee-deep] adj (15c) 1 a: sunk to the knees "~ in mud" b: deeply engaged or occupied "~ in work" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNEE-DEEP — knee-deep BrE AmE ˌniː ˈdiːp ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — adjective up to your knees : The snow was knee-deep in places. ( figurative ) I was knee-deep in work. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — ˌknee-ˈdeep BrE AmE adjective 1 . deep enough to reach your knees knee-deep in knee-deep in mud knee-deep in snow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNEE-DEEP — 1. Something that is knee-deep is as high as your knees. The water was only knee-deep. ADJ 2. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — 1. Something that is ~ is as high as your knees. The water was only ~. ADJ 2. If a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KNEE DEEP — Synonyms and related words : ankle-deep, cursory, deep, deep-cut, deep-down, deep-engraven, deep-fixed, deep-laid, deep-lying, deep-reaching, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-settled, deep-sinking, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNEE-DEEP — = neck-deep
Slang English vocab
KNEE-DEEP — adv. or adj. phr. 1. Very much; deeply; having a big part in. Johnny was knee-deep in trouble. 2. Very …
American Idioms English vocabulary
KNEE-DEEP — (глубиной) по колено доходящий до колен - to stand * in water стоять по колено в воде - to wade …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNEE-DEEP — a 1> доходящий до колен to stand knee-deep in water - стоять по колено в воде to wade knee-deep through …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNEE-DEEP — (глубиной) по колено
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KNEE DEEP — (r) запутавшийся; углубившийся
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KNEE DEEP — (n) глубоко погрязший
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KNEE DEEP — (a) доходящий до колен; поглощенный; погруженный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — a 1) доходящий до колен to stand ~ in water - стоять по колено в воде to wade ~ through …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KNEE-DEEP — a 1> доходящий до колен to stand knee-deep in water - стоять по колено в воде to wade knee-deep through …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KNEE DEEP — по колено
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KNEE DEEP — по колено
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KNEE-DEEP — (глубиной) по колено
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KNEE-DEEP — (глубиной) по колено
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KNEE-DEEP — _a. по колено
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
KNEE-DEEP — a. по колено
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
KNEE-DEEP — по колено
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
KNEE-DEEP — _a. по колено
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
KNEE-DEEP — [adj.] по колено
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
KNEE-DEEP — a по колено
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
KNEE-DEEP — (глубиной) по колено доходящий до колен - to stand * in water стоять по колено в воде - to wade …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEEP — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Deep Blue deep sea trench deep sea vent raptures of the deep
Английский словарь Британика
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English kne, knee, from Old English cnēow, cnēo; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEEP — I. ˈdēp adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English deep, dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEE — (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE — (n.) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when …
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE — /nee/ , n. , v. , kneed, kneeing . n. 1. Anat. the joint of the leg that allows for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEEP — — deepness , n. /deep/ , adj. deeper, deepest , n., adv., deeper, deepest . adj. 1. extending far down …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — v. touch the knee; strike the knee; strengthen with a knee-shaped brace (Construction)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnēow; akin to Old High German kneo knee, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEEP — I. ˈdēp adjective Etymology: Middle English dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German tiof deep, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNEE — vt to supplicate by kneeling. 2. knee ·noun in man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. 3. …
Webster English vocab
DEEP — superl muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads. 2. deep ·adv to a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; …
Webster English vocab
KNEE — [knee] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE cneow; akin to OHG kneo knee, L genu, Gk gony] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEEP — [deep] adj [ME dep, fr. OE deop; akin to OHG tiof deep, OE dyppan to dip--more at dip] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNEE — hinge joint that is formed by the meeting of the thigh bone (femur) and the larger bone (tibia) of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KNEE — knee BrE AmE niː ▷ kneed niːd (= need) ▷ kneeing ˈniː ɪŋ ▷ knees niːz ▶ ˈ knee ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEEP — deep BrE AmE diːp ▷ deeper ˈdiːp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ deepest ˈdiːp ɪst -əst ▷ deeps …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KNEE — / niː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the joint between the top and bottom parts of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEEP
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE — I. knee 1 S2 W2 /niː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cneow ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEEP
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEEP — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNEE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEEP — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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