body
• noun (pl. bodies) 1 the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal. 2 the torso. 3 a corpse. 4 the main or central part of something. 5 a mass or collection. 6 an organized group of people with a common function: a regulatory body. 7 technical a piece of matter; a material object: the path taken by the falling body. 8 a full flavour in wine. 9 fullness of a person’s hair. a bodysuit. • verb (bodies, bodied) (body forth) give material form to. — PHRASES keep body and soul together stay alive in difficult circumstances. over my dead body informal used to express strong opposition. — DERIVATIVES bodied adjective. — ORIGIN Old English.
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