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elbow-deep

elbow-deep adjective: deeply involved in something, or working on something.

Adjective

elbow-deep (not comparable)

  1. (figuratively) Deeply involved in something, or working on something.

Synonyms of elbow-deep

Origin of elbow-deep

Compound of elbow + deep.

Questions about elbow-deep

What does elbow-deep mean?
Elbow-deep means deeply involved in something, or working on something.
What part of speech is elbow-deep?
Elbow-deep is an adjective.

Words near elbow-deep in the dictionary

  1. elbow tap
  2. elbow taps
  3. elbow to elbow
  4. elbow-chair
  5. elbow-chairs
  6. elbow-deep
  7. elbow-grease
  8. elbowbush
  9. elbowchair
  10. elbowchairs
  11. elbowed

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