noun
1 part around the middle of the body
ADJECTIVE
▪ narrow , slender , slim , small , thin , tiny
▪ 34-inch , etc.
VERB + WAIST
▪ encircle
▪
Her arms encircled his ~.
WAIST + NOUN
▪ height
PREPOSITION
▪ about the/sb's ~ ( esp. BrE ), around the/sb's ~ , round the/sb's ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
She wore a broad belt around her ~.
PHRASES
▪ from the ~ down , from the ~ up
▪
A large towel covered him from the ~ down.
▪ stripped to the ~
▪ wrap sth around sb's ~
▪
He wrapped his arms around her ~.
2 part of a piece of clothing that goes around the waist
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , low
▪ belted , drawstring , elastic ( AmE ), elasticated ( BrE )
▪ tight
▪ 34-inch , etc.
▪
These jeans have a 32-inch ~.
WAIST + NOUN
▪ measurement , size