torso

[US]/'tɔːsəʊ/
[UK]/'tɔrso/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. trunk; nude torso sculpture; unfinished work; incomplete or damaged thing.

Example Sentences

Lift torso up erect.

the Requiem torso was preceded by the cantata.

her torso was full, fleshy, and heavy.

The headless torso of a man was found in some bushes.

He took off his shirt to reveal his tanned torso.

Harry fists his hands in Draco's shirtfront and lifts his torso so that they face each other, almost nose to nose.

Real-world Examples

He grew hawk's legs attached to his serpent's torso.

Source: Crash Course Comprehensive Edition

One part gets put into Smith's torso.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

The indictment said the policeman deliberately aimed at the boy's torso.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2014

One part gets put into Jones' torso.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

So, I need to keep my torso, my chest, very straight and not move to much?

Source: American English dialogue

Removing the mould and propping up the clay torso with wooden sticks while workers carve details.

Source: National Geographic: The Terracotta Army of China

I put two shots right in the torso.

Source: newsroom

I think her torso maybe got a little smaller.

Source: Connection Magazine

We take this other hemisphere, the right half of my brain and we stick it into Smith's torso.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

The torso, the side body stretches here, alright.

Source: Andrian's yoga class

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