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Meanings of midriff in English

Catalan
panxa
Wikidata

Human abdomen.

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panxa
Portuguese
diafragma
Catalan
diafragma

(Anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration.

diafragma
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Examples for "abdomen"
Examples for "abdomen"
1
The new nonskid type of napkin adheres to the abdomen, however precipitous.
The new yorker
2
He received a bullet in the chest and another in the abdomen.
The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) / Neuve Chapelle, B...
3
Purging follows; vomiting and purging with severe cramps in abdomen and legs.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
4
The abdomen under the wings of the butterfly still represents the larva.
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
5
Also the hips should be kept well back and the abdomen in.
Keeping Fit All the Way / How to Obtain and Maintain Health, Str...

The middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

A sheet of muscle extending across the bottom of the ribcage, it separates the diafragma from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration.

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Usage of midriff in English
1
But others have hit back on the side of the midriff-baring men.
The Guardian
2
If you've got a pot-belly, start wearing some midriff exposing crop tops.
The Guardian
3
She glanced at Meriope's midriff, looking for swelling under those forgiving robes.
The Scar
4
She pushed his hand away from her midriff...but not before she'd shuddered.
The notorious scoundrel
5
Ellie was wearing cut-off jeans and a workshirt tied at her midriff.
Jurassic Park
6
Aylaen knelt down beside him and slipped her arm around his midriff.
Bones of the Dragon
7
He wrapped a towel around his midriff and opened the bathroom door.
Anansi Boys
8
His eyes traveled along the length of her bare midriff and chest.
Map of bones
9
Then he struck, one brawny shoulder snapping full into the man's midriff.
Dan Merrithew
10
There was something tight around his midriff too, like a wide belt.
The accident man
11
Her eyes traveled down to my midriff, and she covered her mouth.
Nefertiti
12
Tight, slate colored jeans, a white baby-doll midriff, a black leather jacket.
The blood that bonds
13
The sights of my .375 centered in the middle of a silk-covered midriff.
Highways in Hiding
14
In five minutes he had me half-stripped and was pounding my midriff in.
The Motormaniacs
15
The other is by the contraction and distention of the midriff or diaphragm.
The Young Priest's Keepsake
16
Piper came staggering up the steps, holding her left arm across her midriff.
Under the dome: a novel
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