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knee-deep
 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective knee-deep has 1 sense
  1. ankle-deep, knee-deep - coming only to the ankle or knee
    Antonym: deep (indirect, via shallow)
Adverbial knee-deep has 1 sense
  1. knee-deep, knee-high - up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the water"

Definitions from the Web

knee-deep

adjective

  1. covering or immersed up to the knees

    2. He waded knee-deep in the river.

  2. intensely or heavily involved in a particular activity or situation

    3. She was knee-deep in work all week.

  3. at a critical point or stage

    4. The project is knee-deep in delays.

  4. of a certain specified depth

    5. The floodwaters reached knee-deep in some areas.

adverb

  1. up to the knees, especially in water or another liquid

    2. We waded knee-deep through the muddy marsh.

  2. to a significant or excessive extent

    3. The team is knee-deep committed to winning the championship.

noun

  1. a depth that reaches up to the knees

    2. He struggled through the knee-deep of snow.

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