body — meaning in English
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English meaning
- body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
Senses
body is used for these senses in English:
- body The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. [from 13th c.]
- body (countable) The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. [from 9th c.]
- body (programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters. [from 20th c.]
- body An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]
- body A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
- body A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. [from 17th c.]
- body (uncountable) Substance; physical presence. [from 17th c.]
- body (uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.]
body — full definition
- noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
- noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
- noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
- noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
- verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.