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midsection

midsection

19 4.1
The middle part of the body between the chest and the waist
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/
translation icon : abdomen
  • She's wearing a khaki shirt with red-and-black epaulets, the tails knotted at her midsection, and khaki shorts.

And that's never, ever going to help you burn fat off your midsection effortlessly.

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Examples

  • AJ with a kick to the midsection.

  • Reyes noticed a couple more kilos around a midsection draped in the latest fashions.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Is it because of that little roll in the midsection?

  • It's a strong left hook to the midsection.

  • So now he looks just a little overweight in the midsection here, and he got some loose, saggy skin up top here.

  • One of the things you said was never see a person with a bulging midsection but surprisingly skinny arms and legs.

  • We drove in silence, me with both hands over my midsection to keep my gut from being shredded.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • He'd wrapped a towel around his midsection and was moving through the furniture-choked room toward her.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I was winded; I'd taken a stick to the midsection, and my right eye was stinging from dehydration.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many people struggle to lose weight in their midsection despite following a healthy diet.

Synonyms

middle
vsmidsection
1.0

The part of something that is equally far from its start and end

specifies the human front body area between chest and waist
belly
vsmidsection
374 1.0

Part of the body between the chest and hips, or the underside of an animal

is more anatomical and specific to the area between chest and waist
stomach
vsmidsection
320 1.0

The area of the body between the chest and the hips, the belly

describes the external front body area rather than the internal organ
abdomen
vsmidsection
107 3.0

The part of the body between the chest and hips that contains the stomach and intestines

is limited to the front body area only between chest and waist
torso
vsmidsection
71 3.4

The main part of the body not including the head, neck, arms, or legs

is only the central front area between chest and waist
midriff
vsmidsection
8 4.8

The middle part of the body between the chest and the waist

also can refer to the diaphragm in medical contexts
midbody
vsmidsection
  • Specialized
7.4

The middle part of an animal's body, like a fish or snake

refers specifically to the human front area between chest and waist

How High

chest
1.0
midsection
19 4.1
abdomen
107 3.0
pelvis
  • Specialized
71 4.4

Surface Forms

midsection singular
midsections plural

Morphology

midsection = mid + section (transparent) = mid + section

The meaning is directly the combination of 'mid' (middle) + 'section' (part), so learners can readily infer 'middle part' of the torso.

Etymology

Midsection is made of mid and section, where mid means 'middle' like in midnight and section means 'part'. So, midsection is the 'middle part' of the body, the area between the chest and the waist.