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from The Century Dictionary.

  • So deep as to reach or be covered from the feet up to the waist: as, the ford was waist-deep.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of water, etc. As deep as would reach to the waist (of a standing person).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb up to the waist

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