KNEE-HIGH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knee-high mean? 

• KNEE-HIGH (noun)
  The noun KNEE-HIGH has 1 sense:

1. a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees

  Familiarity information: KNEE-HIGH used as a noun is very rare.

• KNEE-HIGH (adverb)
  The adverb KNEE-HIGH has 1 sense:

1. up to the knees

  Familiarity information: KNEE-HIGH used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNEE-HIGH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

knee-hi; knee-high

Hypernyms ("knee-high" is a kind of...):

sock (hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee)

stocking (close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural))

• KNEE-HIGH (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Up to the knees

Synonyms:

knee-deep; knee-high

Context example:

we were standing knee-deep in the water