body

body: body [bäd′ē]

n.

pl. bodies [ME bodi, bodig < OE bodig, trunk, chest, orig. sense “cask,” akin to MLowG boddike, tub for brewing, OHG botah; prob. < It bottega, shop < L apotheca: see APOTHECARY]

1. the whole physical structure and substance of a human being, animal, or plant

2.

a) the trunk or torso of a human being or animal

b) the part of a garment that covers the trunk

3. a dead person; corpse

4. the flesh or material substance, as opposed to the spirit

5. Informal a human being; person

6. a group of people or things regarded or functioning as a unit [a body of soldiers, an advisory body]

7. the majority of a number of people or things

8. the main or central part of anything; specif.,

a) the part of an automobile, truck, etc. that holds the load or passengers; the part of a vehicle that is not the chassis

b) the hull of a ship

c) the fuselage of an aircraft

d) the main part of a piece of writing as distinguished from headings and introductory or supplementary matter

e) the sound box of a stringed instrument

9. anything having real or material substance or form; any physical or perceptible object

10. any of the natural objects seen in the visible heavens [the sun, moon, planets, stars, etc. are celestial bodies]

11. a separate portion or mass of matter [a body of land or water]

12. substance, density, or consistency, as of a liquid or fabric

13. richness or fullness of tone or flavor

14. Law a person or something legally regarded as a person

15. Printing the shank of a piece of type: see TYPE

vt.

bodied, bodying

1. to give a body or substance to; make substantial

2. to make part of; embody

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body forth

1. to give shape or form to

2. to symbolize or represent

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keep body and soul together

to stay alive

SYN.- BODY refers to the whole physical substance of a person or animal, whether dead or alive; CORPSE and the euphemistic REMAINS refer to a dead human body; CARCASS is used of the dead body of an animal or, contemptuously, of a human being; CADAVER refers primarily to a dead human body used for medical dissection

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Synonyms:

Material substance, material part (as distinguished from the spirit or life) / Carcass, corpse, dead body / Visible form or frame / Trunk (as distinguished from the limbs), stem, bole / Bulk, main part (as distinguished from subordinate parts), greater part / Person, being, individual, mortal, creature / Company, band, party, coterie, society, association, corporation / System, summary, general collection / Consistency, thickness, substance

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body — body … Dictionnaire des rimes
Body — Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
body — I (collection) noun aggregation, assemblage, batch, colligation, community, company, compilation, congeries, conglomeration, entity, gathering, host, mass, multitude, plenum, polity, sodality, troupe, wholeness associated concepts: body corporate … Law dictionary
BODY — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
body — [ bɔdi ] n. m. • mil. XXe; mot angl. « corps » ♦ Anglic. Vêtement, sous vêtement féminin très collant, d une seule pièce, couvrant le tronc. ⇒ justaucorps. Des bodys (ou des bodies) de dentelle. ● body nom masculin (anglais … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … English terms dictionary
body — (n.) O.E. bodig trunk, chest (of a man or animal); related to O.H.G. botah, of unknown origin. Not elsewhere in Germanic, and the word has died out in German, replaced by leib, originally life, and körper, from Latin. In English, extension to… … Etymology dictionary
body — [n1] physique anatomy, bag of bones*, beefcake*, bod*, boody*, build, carcass, chassis, constitution, embodiment, figure, form, frame, makeup, mortal part, protoplasm, shaft, shape, tenement, torso, trunk; concept 405 Ant. mind, soul, spirit body … New thesaurus
body — bódy (angl.) s. n., art. bódy ul; pl. bódy uri Trimis de Laura ana, 14.03.2008. Sursa: DOOM 2 BODY [BÖDI] s. n. tricou din jerseu elastic care se mulează pe corp. (< engl. body, corp) Trimis de raduborza, 14.03.2008. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
body — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. n ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} jednoczęściowy, obcisły strój kobiecy, przypominający połączenie bluzki (koszulki) i majtek (lub obcisłych, krótkich spodenek), zapinany zazwyczaj w kroku na haftki, guziki itp., noszony też jako… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

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