waist-deep

adverb

up to the waist

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the water rose waist-high

• Syn: ↑waist-high

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective

1. : rising to the waist : waist-high

the water was only waist-deep at one end of the pool

2. : sunk to the waist

stood waist-deep in the surf

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/wayst"deep"/, adj.

being at or rising to the level of the waist.

[1755-65]

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waistˈ-deep or waistˈ-high adjective

Deep or high enough to reach up to the waist

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Main Entry: ↑waist

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waist-deep UK US adjective, adverb

covering the bottom part of someone’s body up to their waist

Thesaurus: words used to describe depth_hyponym high and height_synonym

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waist-deep «WAYST DEEP», adjective, adverb.

1. of a depth sufficient to reach or cover a person's waist: »

They decided to strike out down the slope through the waist-deep snow (Time).

2. Figurative: »

The French literary marketplace was waist-deep in a porridge of ideological dialectics and metaphysical jargon (Atlantic).

SYNONYM(S): immersed.

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(also waist-high) adj. & adv. of or at a depth to reach the waist

[as adj.] the waist-deep water | [as adv.] Ellwood stood waist-high in the water

■ of or at a height to reach the waist

[as adj.] a ruin surrounded by waist-high grass and nettles

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ˌwaist-ˈdeep f26 [waist-deep] adjective, adverb

up to the waist

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The water was waist-deep.

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We waded waist-deep into the muddy water.