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breast-deep

breast-deep

7.4
At a height that reaches a person's chest
  • adverb
  • /brɛst-diːp/
translation icon : hasta el pecho
  • She entered the river, determined to swim in the breast-deep waters despite the chilly current.

Examples

  • The children played joyfully as the water rose to breast-deep around them.

  • Slowly, it stepped into the water, waddling a bit as it went in nearly breast deep.

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  • The adventurers found themselves breast-deep in the swamp, battling through the thick vegetation.

Synonyms

breast-high
vsbreast-deep
6.0

At the level of a person's chest

has the same sense but uses a different final word form

How Deep

neck-deep
4 6.9
breast-deep
7.4
waist-deep
5 2.9
knee-deep
5 3.1
ankle-deep
3 3.0

Surface Forms

breast-deep positive

Morphology

breast-deep = breast + deep (transparent) = breast + deep

The meaning is directly built from 'breast' + 'deep' indicating depth reaching breast level, which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

The word breast-deep is made of breast meaning 'chest' and deep meaning 'a long way down'. So it describes water or mud that reaches up to a person's chest.