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Definition of "ankle-deep" []

  • Sunk in water, mud, or the like, up to the ankles.
  • Of a depth sufficient to reach or come up to the top of the ankle.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "ankle-deep" in a sentence
  • "His possessions were hanging by hooks on the walls, or stuffed into a loft over his bed, which was raised slightly above the ankle-deep water below."
  • "The dry grass, ankle-deep, is pocked brown with rotting apples."
  • "I grabbed his hand, dragged him after me down the ankle-deep stream."