knee deep
Submerged to mid-thigh
Knee deep describes a depth reaching to the knees, whether literal or figurative.
Water can be knee deep; so can snow, mud, or trouble.
The figurative sense suggests being heavily involved or overwhelmed: We're knee deep in paperwork.
Also spelled knee-deep.
- wadingTraversing shallow water on foot
- ankleLeg-foot joint
- thighLeg between hip, knee
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- floodedCovered with water
flood waters · muddy · water · swamp · rice paddy · creek · puddle · sloshing · soaked · muck · quicksand · marsh · bog down · river · boots · hip · waist · trudging
- shallow waterpuddle, tide pool, shoal, sandbar, shallows
- predicamentspredicament, dilemma, bind, pickle, pinch
- snow conditionspowder, packed powder, fresh snow, groomed, hardpack
depth/immersion level
knee deepover your head
submerged · underwater · drowning · neck deep · waist deep
degree of involvement (figurative)
knee deepin over one's head
overwhelmed · drowning in · swamped · in over your head · up to one's neck
knee, deep, knees, kneed, kneeing, kneecap, kneel, kneels, kneeling