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knee-high

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Definition of knee-high

adjective & adverb

  • so high as to reach the knees: [as adjective]:knee-high boots [as adverb]:they were wading knee-high in the water

noun

(usually knee-highs)
  • a nylon stocking with an elasticated top that reaches to a person’s knee.

Phrases

knee-high to a grasshopper

informal very small or very young.

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