torso

ˈtɔːrsoʊ

torsi

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Definition of torso - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medicalmain part of the human body excluding the head, neck, and limbs

The sculpture featured a torso without arms or head..

body

core

trunk

incompletion

Rare

something incomplete or truncated

Rare

The novel was left as a torso after his death.

fragment

remnant

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Origin of torso

Italian, torso (stalk, trunk)

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waist size

clothing measurement

measurement around the narrowest part of the torso

back injury

medical

damage to muscles bones or nerves in the rear of the torso

side

body

the area on the left and right of the torso

core strength

fitness

strength of torso muscles supporting posture

chestplate

clothing

rigid body piece worn over the upper torso for protection

abdominal crunch

fitness

exercise targeting abdominal muscles by curling the torso

belly dance

Middle Eastern dance

dance with torso, hips, and abdomen movements

shirtless

adj.

clothing

not wearing a shirt, showing bare torso

Examples of torso in a sentence

She felt a sharp pain in her torso.
The sculpture remained a torso, never to be completed.
His speech was a torso, missing key arguments.

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French:torse, fragment, ...
German:Rumpf, Torso, ...
Italian:torso, abbozzo, ...
Spanish:torso, proyecto inconcluso, ...
Portuguese:tronco, torso, ...
Chinese:躯干, 残篇, ...
Japanese:胴体, 未完, ...
Arabic:جذع, جُذْع, ...
Hebrew:גּוּף, טוֹרְסוֹ, ...
Russian:торс, незавершенное произведение, ...
Ukrainian:торс, незавершений, ...
Hindi:धड़, अधूरा, ...
Bengali:মধ্যদেহ, টরসো, ...
Catalan:tronc, torç, ...
Czech:trup, fragment, ...
Danish:torso, ufuldstændigt værk, ...
Dutch:romp, fragment, ...
Greek:κορμός, ...
Hungarian:törzs, torzó, ...
Khmer:ដងខ្លួន, ស្នាដៃដែលមិនទាន់បញ្ចប់, ...
Korean:몸통, 미완성, ...
Persian:تنه, اثر ناتمام, ...
Polish:tułów, tors, ...
Portuguese (BR):tronco, fragmento, ...
Romanian:trunchi, ...
Swedish:torso, ofullständigt verk, ...
Thai:ลำตัว, โครงเรื่อง, ...
Turkish:gövde, eksik parça, ...
Vietnamese:thân mình, tác phẩm không hoàn chỉnh, ...

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