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waistnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /weɪst/ us ​ /weɪst/

B2 the part of the body above and slightly narrower than the hips:

a small/narrow/tiny/large/thick waist
These trousers are a bit tight around my waist.

› the part of a piece of clothing that goes around or covers the area between the hips and the ribs:

The skirt had an elasticated waist.

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(Definition of “waist” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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waistnoun [ C ]

us ​ /weɪst/

› the part of the body above and slightly narrower than the hips:

These jeans are too tight around my waist.

(Definition of “waist” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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