torso
pronunciation
How to pronounce torso in British English:
UK [ˈtɔ:səʊ]
How to pronounce torso in American English:
US [ˈtɔrsoʊ]
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- Noun:
- the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
Word Origin
- torso (n.)
- 1797, from Italian torso "trunk of a statue," originally "stalk, stump," from Vulgar Latin *tursus, from Latin thyrsus "stalk, stem," from Greek thyrsos (see thyrsus).
Example
- 1. Tiny bumps on the backs of your arms or torso
- 2. The modification eases the angle between the head and the torso , from 90 degrees to perhaps 110 degrees .
- 3. Hours later , a few blocks away , he discovered a third bag containing a torso .
- 4. Facing him , lower yourself onto his member and put your hands and knees on either side of his torso .
- 5. Now as the energy grows in your heart , imagine it moving through your torso and into your legs and arms .