body
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English
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From Middle English body, from Old English bodiġ, bodeġ (“body, trunk, chest, torso”), from Proto-Germanic *budagan, *budagaz (“body; grown”). Cognate with Old High German botah (“body, trunk”), Middle High German botech (“body, corpse”), Swabian Bottich (“body, trunk”).
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈbɒdi/, SAMPA: /"bQdi/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈbɑdi/, SAMPA: /"bAdi/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒdi
- Hyphenation: bod‧y
Noun
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body (countable and uncountable; plural bodies)
- Physical frame.
- The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. [from 9th c.]
- I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.
- The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. [from 13th c.]
- The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace.
- A corpse. [from 13th c.]
- Her body was found at four o'clock, just two hours after the murder.
- (now archaic except in compounds) A person. [from 13th c.]
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 463:
- Indeed, if it belonged to a poor body, it would be another thing; but so great a lady, to be sure, can never want it [...]
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 463:
- The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. [from 9th c.]
- Main section.
- The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail). [from 9th c.]
- The boxer took a blow to the body.
- The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories. [from 11th c.]
- The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.
- (archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms. [from 16th c.]
- Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.
- A bodysuit. [from 19th c.]
- (programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters. [from 20th c.]
- The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail). [from 9th c.]
- Coherent group.
- A group of men or people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
- I was escorted from the building by a body of armed security guards.
- An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]
- The local train operating company is the managing body for this section of track.
- A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. [from 17th c.]
- We have now amassed a body of evidence which points to one conclusion.
- A group of men or people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
- Material entity.
- Any physical object or material thing. [from 14th c.]
- All bodies are held together by internal forces.
- (uncountable) Substance; physical presence. [from 17th c.]
- We have given body to what was just a vague idea.
- (uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.]
- The rioja, sadly, lacked body.
- Any physical object or material thing. [from 14th c.]
References
Synonyms
- See WikiSaurus:body
- See WikiSaurus:corpse
Derived terms
terms derived from "body"
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Verb
to body (third-person singular simple present bodies, present participle bodying, simple past and past participle bodied)
- To give body or shape to something.
- To construct the bodywork of a car.
- (transitive) To embody.
- 1955, Philip Larkin, Toads
- I don't say, one bodies the other / One's spiritual truth; / But I do say it's hard to lose either, / When you have both.
- 1955, Philip Larkin, Toads
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From English.
Noun
body m. (plural body’s, diminutive body’tje)
Finnish
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