noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chest/waist/knee etc high (= as high as your chest etc )
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The grass was knee-high.
paralysed from the neck/chest/waist down
sb's waist/chest/leg etc measurement
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What is his waist measurement?
stripped to the waist (= not wearing any clothes on the top half of his body )
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Eric stood in the hot sun, stripped to the waist .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
elasticated
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They have an elasticated waist and three pockets and a cotton inner lining.
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Draw string elasticated waist , gripped elastic legs.
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The trousers have two zipped side pockets elasticated waist and zip opening cuffs for slipping over those ubiquitous trainers.
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Other features: elasticated drawstring at waist , elasticated ankle.
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Cotton floral leggings with elasticated waist , £23.90, XS-L from Benetton.
high
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Elevation Lie or sit with your legs raised higher than your waist .
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His shirt was casually unbuttoned at the chest, the trousers high at the waist and tight about his hips.
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The skirting-board grew high as her waist .
naked
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He pulled it off and threw it behind him, revealing himself naked to the waist .
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And a woman stripped naked to the waist , her luxuriant, flowered yellow hat vibrating against a deep black ground.
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The men and women who wear this garment are naked above the waist .
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All were naked to the waist , and their bodies quivered and trembled rhythmically to the beat of their instruments.
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Throughout the experiment subjects wore no shoes and were naked below the waist .
narrow
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John slipped his arm around Ixora's narrow waist , guiding her ahead of him.
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She stooped, setting the tray down, and Claudine put a hand around her narrow waist , detaining her.
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Her narrow waist swayed and her hips lifted and dropped with each step.
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She had a narrow waist and a rich small belly.
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Her narrow waist emphasised the rounded curve of her hips and plump hindquarters.
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As my eyes continued their upward sweep they paused to take in her narrow waist and slim athletic figure.
small
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He was surprised at how small her waist was.
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Holding her small , hard waist , he spun her round.
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My waist was so small , they said they had never seen anyone with such a small waist.
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It appeared to be a small waist .
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It was a small waist; he knew all about her waist.
tiny
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Her tiny waist and substantial bosom turned heads right across the bar.
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And with this dress she needs a tiny waist .
■ NOUN
height
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The foot is brought up to waist height , then quickly snapped out in a thrusting motion.
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A wooden rail at waist height barred their way; they must be very close to the edge of the cliff.
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Cooking was done on an open, charcoal-burning stove, built at waist height , often in the corner of the kitchen.
level
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The controls are at waist level with simmer settings on all hotplate burners.
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The walls were beige up to about waist level , then turned off-white.
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However, the wall of the dock extended above waist level .
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The base of the bag should rest at waist level .
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He stood for a moment, gun held loosely at waist level , trying to get his bearings.
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Hold a handweight in each hand at waist level .
■ VERB
belt
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She was dressed in a long white robe of finely pleated linen, which was belted loosely at the waist .
bend
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He pulled, and managed to bend forwards at the waist like an oarsman.
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Then I bend at the waist , and with a strike of a match, I set the last prairie on fire.
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Slowly bend from the waist , lowering the bar towards the floor and keeping the legs straight.
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She bends forward from the waist .
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Instead, stiff legged, he merely bends at the waist like a man twice his 37 years.
grab
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Rory jumped out and grabbed her round the waist .
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Gao Ma grabbed her around the waist and held her for a moment.
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I grabbed Tiger around the waist , my chin against his chest.
hold
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Trampling over the mounds of debris, he swung her round, holding her by the waist .
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She enjoyed witty remarks and jokes, and would hold her waist in both hands and bend double with laughter.
pull
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He put his arms around her waist and pulled her so hard she lost her balance.
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As she scrambled from his reach, he seized her around the waist and pulled her back to him.
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She felt his hands on her waist , pulling her ruthlessly away from the box so that she was forced to withdraw her hand.
strip
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Many of the men who sat outside the tents were stripped to the waist and some of them were barefoot.
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And a woman stripped naked to the waist , her luxuriant, flowered yellow hat vibrating against a deep black ground.
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Five young men, already in custody, were stripped to the waist .
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When insulted, they stripped to the waist , put on hideous driftwood masks and sang nasty songs at each other.
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The well-endowed prisoners all strip to the waist and begin sweating and grunting as they struggle to free the craft.
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He was stripped to the waist , tanned and big-shouldered, in remarkable condition for a man of his age.
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He took off his jacket, tossed his tie to one side and stripped to the waist .
tie
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It consisted of the straight robe mentioned above, with an elaborate flounced and layered over-skirt tied on at the waist .
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They strap your wrists down to your bed and they tie your waist and your feet down to the bed.
wear
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Connor in vest and trousers - Huw Pritchard stripped to the waist , wearing boxing-gloves, shorts and plimsolls.
wrap
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But what is all that leaping into each others' arms, Peli with his legs wrapped round Jairzinho's waist ?
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Mom stands upright, her skis over her shoulder, a pair of climbing skins wrapped jauntily about her waist .
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He had forgotten the rope wrapped round his waist .
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There were porters sitting there who had ropes wrapped around their waists .
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He stood there, red-shirted, on the steps, his coat wrapped around his waist .
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She whirled to face him, braced for further interrogation, her arms wrapped defensively across her waist .
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She just felt hopelessly entangled in the strong brown arms that were wrapped around her waist .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The dress emphasized her tiny waist .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Even a thickening waist , while annoying, can be construed as a viewer problem, to an extent.
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He pulled, and managed to bend forwards at the waist like an oarsman.
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He was black from shoes to waist .
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John slipped his arm around Ixora's narrow waist , guiding her ahead of him.
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The walls were beige up to about waist level, then turned off-white.
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The well-endowed prisoners all strip to the waist and begin sweating and grunting as they struggle to free the craft.
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They were loose around the waist and the legs seemed endless, but the hips fitted nice and snugly.
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Unaware that she was holding her breath, Isabel slowly slid her arms around his waist .