noun
- the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
- the part of a garment covering this part of the body.
- blouse(def 1).
- the part of a one-piece garment covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, especially this part of a woman’s or child’s garment.
- a child’s undergarment to which other articles of apparel may be attached.
- the part of an object, especially a central or middle part, that resembles or is analogous to the human waist: the waist of a violin.
- Nautical. the central part of a ship; that part of the deck between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.
- the constricted portion of the abdomen of certain insects, as a wasp.