neckdeep
neckdeep adjective: reaching up to the neck.
Adjective
neckdeep (not comparable)
- Reaching up to the neck.
- Submerged up to the neck.
- This gave me a hint, and I went knee-deep, and sometimes neck-deep, in the Red Weed. The density of the weed gave me a reassuring sense of hiding.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 241
- Very deeply involved (in something) or preoccupied (with something).
- By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon.2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 1:18 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024
Synonyms of neckdeep
Forms of neckdeep
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Origin of neckdeep
From neck + deep; for more, see up to here.
Questions about neckdeep
- What does neckdeep mean?
- Neckdeep means reaching up to the neck.
- What part of speech is neckdeep?
- Neckdeep is an adjective.
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