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[ adjective ] coming only to the ankle or knee

Synonyms

ankle-deep

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

The Death's-Head_Corps took_in Ukrainian and Baltic_Auxiliaries , and the Einsatzkommandos waded knee-deep in blood and turned_into drunken , dope ridden maniacs .

Related terms

shallow

2
[ adverb ] up to the knees

Synonyms

knee-high

Examples

"we were standing knee-deep in the water"

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