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knee-deep

[nee-deep]

adjective

  1. reaching the knees.

    knee-deep mud.

  2. submerged or covered up to the knees.

    knee-deep in water.

  3. deeply embroiled; enmeshed; involved.

    knee-deep in trouble.



knee-deep

adjective

  1. so deep as to reach or cover the knees

    knee-deep mud

    1. sunk or covered to the knees

      knee-deep in sand

    2. immersed; deeply involved

      knee-deep in work

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of knee-deep1

First recorded in 1525–35
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"They pushed me over at gunpoint. I spent two days without food or water in the middle of a field in knee-deep water teeming with mosquitoes and leeches," Ms Banu said, wiping away tears.

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Videos also showed commuters wading through knee-deep water, with several cars parked on waterlogged streets.

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One mom advocated for the city to rebuild a road her kids had to cross to get to the school bus, which was flooded with knee-deep water due to sea level rise, Zimmer said.

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It is to be hoped he did not follow his own advice otherwise he would have missed a thriller that left the stadium knee-deep in chewed fingernails by the final whistle.

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“To say we were knee-deep in production is an understatement. Two weeks before a movie shoots, you’re kind of shooting the movie. Everything is in place. Every dollar has been spent.”

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