1
: reaching as high as your knees
The car was stuck in knee-deep snow.
2
: standing in something that reaches your knees
—usually + in
We were knee-deep in snow.
—often used figurativelyWe were knee-deep in work. [=we were very busy]
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“Knee-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/knee-deep. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.
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