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Meaning of TORSO

Pronunciation:  'torsow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
 
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 Synonyms: body, trunk
 
 See Also: abdomen, arse, articulatio humeri, ass, back, backside, behind, belly, body part, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttock, buttocks, can, cheek, chest, derriere, diaphragm, dorsum, fanny, fundament, haunch, hind end, hindquarters, hip, keister, loins, middle, midriff, midsection, nates, organic structure, paunch, pectus, physical structure, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, serratus, serratus muscles, shoulder, shoulder joint, side, spare-tire, stern, stomach, tail, tail end, thorax, tooshie, tush, venter, waist, waistline

 

 

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 Definition: 

Torso
Follows Cleveland's newly-appointed safety director Eliot Ness as he hunts for a killer who leaves only the victims' torsos as evidence, and as the mutilated corpses pile up, Ness finds both his reputation and his marriage threatened.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tor"so\, n.; pl. E. {Torsos}, It. {Torsi}. [It. torso,
probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. ?; cf.
OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk.
Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Truss}.]
The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in
sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and
limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: To notice yours or someone else's torso in your dream, represents an emphasis on your feeling and emotions. It also symbolizes pride and confidence.
 

 

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