Knee-deep

usgb/ˌniː ˈdiːp/
adjective

If something is knee-deep, it is as high as the knee.

After heavy rainfall, the field was knee-deep in water.
Visual representation of "knee-deep" - If something is knee-deep, it is as high as the knee.

Often appears as...

  • knee-deep in water
  • knee-deep in snow
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Physical Depth

Indicates the actual depth of something that reaches the knees.

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The toddlers were knee-deep in the wading pool.
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Exaggeration Tool

Often used to exaggerate the depth or amount of something for effect.

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We were knee-deep in leaves after the autumn storm.
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Impassable Condition

Suggests that movement through something is hindered.

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The hikers found the trail knee-deep in mud, making progress difficult.
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