tor·so

(tôr′sō)

n. pl. tor·sos or tor·si (-sē)

1. The human body excluding the head and limbs; trunk.

2. A statue of the human body with the head and limbs omitted or removed.

3. A truncated or unfinished thing.

[Italian, trunk of a statue, from Old Italian, stalk, stem, from Vulgar Latin *tursus, from Latin thyrsus, stalk; see thyrsus.]

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torso

(ˈtɔːsəʊ)

n, pl -sos or -si (-sɪ)

1. (Anatomy) the trunk of the human body

2. (Art Terms) a statue of a nude human trunk, esp without the head or limbs

3. something regarded as incomplete or truncated

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

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tor•so

(ˈtɔr soʊ)

n., pl. -sos, -si (-sē).

1. the trunk of the human body.

2. a sculptured form representing the trunk of a nude figure.

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

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

torso - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

trunk, body

body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

diaphragm, midriff - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

shoulder - the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

articulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

serratus, serratus muscles - any of several muscles of the trunk

side - either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"

chest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

midriff, midsection, middle - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"

waist, waistline - the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

paunch, belly - a protruding abdomen

love handle, spare tire - excess fat around the waistline

hip - either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh

haunch - the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings

abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

back, dorsum - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"

behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, fundament, seat, backside, tail end, stern, rump, bottom, bum, can, rear, tail - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

buttock, cheek - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump

loins - the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen

torso

noun body, trunk Lower your torso one inch, and stretch up with your arms.

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Translations

جِذْع الإنْسان أو التِّمْثال

truptorzo

torso

torsovartalo

torzotrup

felsõtesttörzs

búkur, bolur

torso tronco busto

liemuotorsas

rumpistorss

torzo

trup

gövde

躯干

torso

[ˈtɔːsəʊ] N (torsos, (rare) torsi (pl))

1. (Anat) → torso m

2. (= sculpture) → torso m

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torso

[ˈtɔː^rsəʊ] n → torse m

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torso

n → Körper m; (Art) → Torso m

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torso

[ˈtɔːsəʊ] n (Anat) → torso; (Sculpture) → busto

torso

(ˈtoːsəu) – plural ˈtorsos – noun

the body, excluding the head and limbs. He had a strong torso.

tor·so

n. torso, el tronco humano.

torso

n torso

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One fine morning a young man whose hair was not immoderately long, but abundant and curly, and who was otherwise English in his equipment, had just turned his back on the Belvedere Torso in the Vatican and was looking out on the magnificent view of the mountains from the adjoining round vestibule.

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At the same instant the ape-man dropped from an overhanging limb full upon the lion's back and as he alighted he plunged his knife into the tawny side behind the left shoulder, tangled the fingers of his right hand in the long mane, buried his teeth in Numa's neck and wound his powerful legs about the beast's torso. With a roar of pain and rage, Numa reared up and fell backward upon the ape-man; but still the mighty man-thing clung to his hold and repeatedly the long knife plunged rapidly into his side.

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As Queequeg's Ramadan, or Fasting and Humiliation, was to continue all day, I did not choose to disturb him till towards night-fall; for I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody's religious obligations, never mind how comical, and could not find it in my heart to undervalue even a congregation of ants worshipping a toad-stool; or those other creatures in certain parts of our earth, who with a degree of footmanism quite unprecedented in other planets, bow down before the torso of a deceased landed proprietor merely on account of the inordinate possessions yet owned and rented in his name.

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To complete his costume, a floppy felt hat, distinctly Rembrandtish in effect, perched half on his head and mostly over one ear; a sixpenny, white cotton undershirt covered his torso; and from a belt about his middle dangled a tobacco pouch, a sheath-knife, filled clips of cartridges, and a huge automatic pistol in a leather holster.

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The larger specimens appeared to be about ten or twelve feet in height when they stood erect, and to be proportioned as to torso and lower extremities precisely as is earthly man.

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Their arms were rather longer and their legs shorter in proportion to the torso than in man, and later I noticed that their great toes protruded at right angles from their feet--because of their arboreal habits, I presume.

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The ape-man's teeth were fastened in the back of Sheeta's neck and now he succeeded in encircling the beast's torso with his legs which he crossed and locked beneath the cat's belly.

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The creature appeared to be a great lizard at least ten feet high, with a huge, powerful tail as long as its torso, mighty hind legs and short forelegs.

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One arm was at least twelve inches longer than its mate, which was itself long in proportion to the torso, while the legs, similarly mismated and terminating in huge, flat feet that protruded laterally, caused the thing to lurch fearfully from side to side as it lumbered toward the girl.

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His dark head and bronze torso appeared above the tarnished slab of wood, gleaming and still as if cast in metal.

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The arms and legs were bits of wood, perforated at one end and sewn to the rat skin torso. The doll was quite hideous and altogether disreputable and soiled, but Meriem thought it the most beautiful and adorable thing in the whole world, which is not so strange in view of the fact that it was the only object within that world upon which she might bestow her confidence and her love.

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At last we exposed that monstrous torso (fifty-four inches, by the tailor's tape).

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