"body-hugging" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more body-hugging [comparative], most body-hugging [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} body-hugging (comparative more body-hugging, superlative most body-hugging)
  1. (of clothing) Clinging tightly to one's body. Synonyms: skintight, figure-hugging, close-fitting Translations (clinging tightly to one's body): 緊身 (Chinese Mandarin), 紧身 (jǐnshēn) (Chinese Mandarin), vartalonmyötäinen (Finnish), moulant (French), обтя́гивающий (obtjágivajuščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-body-hugging-en-adj-dWhFZpCy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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      "word": "緊身"
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