waist-deep
adjective, adverb/ˌweɪst ˈdiːp/
/ˌweɪst ˈdiːp/
- 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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