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body

21 definitions • 24 examples
1
the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal:

Examples:

A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy.
She rubbed suncream over her entire body.
2
the main part of a person's or animal's body, without the head, or without the head, arms, and legs:

Examples:

He had a fat body but thin legs and arms.
3
a dead person:

Examples:

A body was washed up on the beach last week.
4
the painted metal shell of a vehicle, such as a car or an aircraft
5
a person:

Examples:

How is a body supposed to live in these conditions?
6
a piece of tight-fitting women's clothing that covers the top half of the body and fastens between the legs
7
a group of people who have joined together for a particular reason:

Examples:

governing body The sport's governing body announced changes to some rules for the coming season.
student body Chatsworth High School's student body raised £5,000 for the charity.
The committee serves as an advisory body to the organization.
The RSPCA is a respected body working for animal welfare.
There is a large body of people who are unaware of their basic rights.
8
If people do something in a body, they do it together as a group, in an official way:

Examples:

The cleaning staff went in a body to the manager to complain.
9
a large amount of something:

Examples:

There is a growing body of evidence to support their claim.
She collected a huge body of information on the subject.
A substantial body of opinion (= a large group of people with the same opinion) is opposed to any change.
10
A body of water is a large area of water, such as a lake.
11
the main part of a book, article, etc.:

Examples:

I thought the most interesting details in the book were not in the body of the text, but in the notes at the end.
12
the main part of a large building:

Examples:

to enter the body of the cathedral
13

Examples:

The distance between the two bodies in space was measured daily.
14

Examples:

This Bordeaux has plenty of body (= strong flavour).
Conditioner can give your hair more body.
15
the whole physical structure that is a person or animal:

Examples:

A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you keep your body healthy.
16
Sometimes body can refer to the main, physical part of a person or animal but not include the head, or not include the head and the arms and legs.
17
A body is also a dead person:

Examples:

Police found the man’s body in the next room.
18
the main part of something such as a book, a large building, or a vehicle:

Examples:

Most scientists will be less interested in the body of the article than in the detailed notes at the end.
19
a group of people who have joined together for a particular reason:

Examples:

20
an amount of something:

Examples:

There is a growing body of evidence to support their innocence.
21
A body of water is a large area of water, such as a lake.

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