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Definition of waist-deep adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waist-deep

adjective, adverb
 
/ˌweɪst ˈdiːp/
 
/ˌweɪst ˈdiːp/
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  1. up to the middle part of the body
    • The water was waist-deep.
    • We waded waist-deep into the muddy water.
    • Where we were standing, the lake was waist-deep.
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