Collocations for "waist"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "waist" in context.
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waist
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- has a [large, narrow, wide] waist
- a [thirty-two] -inch waist
- measures [thirty-two] inches around the waist
- I am a [32] waist
- the [pants, jeans, shorts] have a size- [33] waist
- likes her [pants] [loose, tight] at the waist
- these [pants] are too [loose] around the waist
- the [pants] are a little [loose] [at, around] the waist
- the waist (of the pants) is a little [loose]
- let the waist out
- take the waist in
- [have, need] the waist [let out, taken in]
- have an elastic waist
- [strapped, fastened] the belt around his waist
- [wrapped, put] his arms around her waist
- [lifted, grabbed] her by the waist
- [bowed, bent] at the waist
- (paralyzed) from the waist down
- paralyzed below her waist
- only [comes up to, reaches] my waist
- no [hits, hitting] below the waist
- what is your waist size?
'waist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):