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# torso

noun (a torso, torsos)

«torso» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The torso is the main part of the human body, not counting the head, arms and legs; the chest, stomach and back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/#m1)
2. A torso is a statue of a body without a head, arms or legs, like many old Greek statues found broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, children label the torso on body diagrams and learn that it holds the heart, lungs, stomach and other organs. In art and history, museums display ancient torsos. In sport and PE, «twist your torso» is a stretch. Phrases: «upper torso», «twist your torso».

### Examples

- The heart and lungs are in the torso. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/#x1)
- Twist your torso slowly from side to side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/#x2)
- The museum had a marble torso from ancient Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/#x3)
- We drew the torso, then added arms and legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/#x4)
- The life jacket covers your whole torso. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/#x5)
- A rash spread across his torso. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/#x6)

### Note

Countable; plural «torsos». Close words: «trunk» (the body without limbs), «upper body».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «torso» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torso/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«torso» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/torso.html) on Mova free.