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topless
adj 4adv 1noun 1
Collocations
2(adj.)
VERBS
be, go, perform, pose, sunbathe
She decided to sunbathe topless at the beach despite feeling nervous about it.
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Definitions
adj
1
Lacking a top.
The sight-seeing bus is topless to allow tourists a better view of the sights.
2
Very high; towering.
Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,
3
Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up.
The council voted to allow topless swimmers on the beach.
4
Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers.
Only her closest friends knew that Jenny was working at a topless bar to help with college expenses.
Driving down your freeways / Midnight alleys roam / Cops in cars, the topless bars / Never saw a woman so alone
adv
1
Not wearing any clothes on the upper body.
'I saw her,' said Neptune, 'sunbaking topless.'
Fort Collins, Colorado has decided it's not worth the money to fight for its ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.
noun
1
A convertible car having the top retracted or otherwise open.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity
- bare-breasted
- braless
Antonyms
- topped
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The sight-seeing bus is topless to allow tourists a better view of the sights.
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Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,
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The council voted to allow topless swimmers on the beach.
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'I saw her,' said Neptune, 'sunbaking topless.'
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Fort Collins, Colorado has decided it's not worth the money to fight for its ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.
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A topless feminist was arrested outside the Vatican.
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