torso
noun
tor·so
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plural torsos
or torsi\ ˈtȯr-ˌsē
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Definition of torso
1
: the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
2
: a sculptured representation of the trunk of a human body
3
: something (such as a piece of writing) that is mutilated or left unfinished
Examples of torso in a Sentence
exercises that strengthen the torso
Recent Examples on the Web
The tribal chief crushes blood red urucum seeds into a thick paste and generously applies it to her face, bare chest and torso. — Flora Charner, Isa Soares, Waffa Munayyer, Cnn, CNN, "Brazil's indigenous guardians of the Amazon," 27 Aug. 2019 More shots were then fired during the confrontation, and one man was shot in the upper torso. — Houston Chronicle, "Man shot to death outside a SW Houston after-hours club," 25 Aug. 2019 The girl’s brother said he had been shot several times in the chest and torso, but there were no signs of injury. — cleveland.com, "Girl arrested for shooting brother several times with BB gun: Cleveland Heights police blotter," 23 Aug. 2019 Malaki died after being shot in his upper torso, the Long Beach Police Department said in a press release on Sunday, and despite attempts to save his life from both police and fire department officials, he was pronounced dead on the scene. — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, "Toko Tasi, a Singer-Songwriter Who Worked with Sublime, Gunned Down in Long Beach," 12 Aug. 2019 One of the men pulled out a gun and shot the other in his upper torso, police homicide Lt. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Authorities release images of suspected gunman in deadly City Heights shooting," 7 Aug. 2019 The devices’ electrical impulses are generated by a pacemaker-like pulse generator implanted in the chest or torso, connected by wiring and powered by a battery. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Don’t charge your brain implant during thunderstorms, docs warn after incident," 5 May 2018 Madeleine Wilford, a 17-year-old junior and player on Stoneman Douglas' girls basketball team, was shot three times, the bullets piercing her chest, torso and right arm. — Philip Valys, latimes.com, "One was shot 5 times, another grazed in his head. Here are the 17 who survived the Florida school shooting," 8 Mar. 2018 Madeleine Wilford, a 17-year-old junior and player on Stoneman Douglas’ girls basketball team, was shot three times, the bullets piercing her chest, torso and right arm. — David Fleshler, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Named for the first time: All 17 who survived Nikolas Cruz’s bullets," 8 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'torso.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for torso
torso
noun
English Language Learners Definition of torso
: the main part of the human body not including the head, arms, and legs
See the full definition for torso in the English Language Learners Dictionary
torso
noun
tor·so
| \ ˈtȯr-sō
\
\
Kids Definition of torso
: the human body except for the head, arms, and legs
torso
noun
tor·so
| \ ˈtȯr-(ˌ)sō
\
\
plural torsos
or torsi\ ˈtȯr-ˌsē
\
\
Medical Definition of torso
: the human trunk
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