torso

[ tawr-soh ]

/ ˈtɔr soʊ /

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noun, plural tor·sos, tor·si [tawr-see] /ˈtɔr si/.

the trunk of the human body.

a sculptured form representing the trunk of a nude female or male figure.

something mutilated or incomplete.

Nearby words

torsion spasm, torsion-free group, torsional deformity, torsiversion, torsk, torso, torso murder, torsoclusion, tort, tort-feasor, torte

Origin of torso

1715–25; < Italian: stalk, trunk of statue < Latin thyrsus < Greek thýrsos wand, stem

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Examples from the Web for torso

From the torso, the Lift claims the ability to better sense the true culprit of bad posture: the neck and shoulders.
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Every time he breathed, he felt pains all through his torso—fractured ribs.
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He had skinny legs and bloated ribs fanning from his torso like an accordion strapped to his chest.
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His torso was nude and his legs had been amputated by the locomotive engine.
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For example: learning how to move your torso as if someone is punching you in the side of your stomach.
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He long afterwards discovered in a shoemaker's shop a panel of the head which belonged to the torso.
Leonardo da Vinci|Maurice W. Brockwell
A spasm of pain shot through Chick's torso; he could feel his bones giving way.
The Blind Spot|Austin Hall
And died screaming, his head and torso split from crown to navel.
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The body of the church has been so far restored as to be fit for use, but its crowning glory, the tower, remains a torso.
East of Paris|Matilda Betham-Edwards
His torso was bare, a dancing girl in red and blue tattooed on his chest.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson

British Dictionary definitions for torso

torso

/ (ˈtɔːsəʊ) /

noun plural -sos or -si (-sɪ)

the trunk of the human body

a statue of a nude human trunk, esp without the head or limbs

something regarded as incomplete or truncated

Word Origin for torso

C18: from Italian: stalk, stump, from Latin: thyrsus

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torso

noun, plural tor·sos, tor·si [tawr-see] /ˈtɔr si/.

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torso

n. pl. tor•sos