■ noun ( plural bodies )
1》 the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or animal.
↘the trunk apart from the head and the limbs.
↘a corpse.
↘ informal, dated a person.
2》 the main or central part of something: the main ~ of the text.
↘a mass or collection: a large ~ of water.
3》 an organized group of people with a common function: a regulatory ~.
4》 technical a material object.
5》 a full flavour in wine.
↘fullness of a person's hair.
6》 Brit. a woman's close-fitting stretch garment for the upper ~, usually fastening at the crotch.
■ verb ( bodies , ~ing , bodied ) ( ~ something forth ) formal give material form to something abstract.
Phrases
in a ~ as a group.
keep ~ and soul together stay alive in difficult circumstances.
over my dead ~ informal used to express strong opposition.
Derivatives
-bodied adjective
Origin
OE bodig , of unknown origin.