1the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal:it’s important to keep your body in good condition
the trunk apart from the head and the limbs:the blow almost severed his head from his body
a corpse:they found his body washed up on the beach
[mass noun] the physical and mortal aspect of a person as opposed to the soul or spirit:we’re together in body and spirit
informal a person’s body regarded as an object of sexual desire:he was just after her body
informal, dated a person of a specified type:a motherly body
2the main section of a motor vehicle or aircraft:the factory had produced more car bodies than neededthe body of the aircraft was filled with smoke
3the main or central part of something, especially a building or text:the main body of the house was built in 1625
the part of an email containing the message, as opposed to information such as the subject and sender:put your name, address, and daytime phone number in the email’s bodyCompare with header (sense 4).
4a large amount or collection of something:a rich body of Canadian folklorelarge bodies of seawater
an organized group of people with a common purpose or function:a regulatory bodyinternational bodies of experts
5 [often with adjective] technical a material object:the path taken by the falling body
6 [mass noun] a full or substantial quality of flavour in wine:best of all, this wine has body and finish
fullness or thickness of a person’s hair:restructuring formulations help to add body
7British a woman’s close-fitting stretch garment for the upper body, fastening at the crotch.
8(in pottery) a clay used for making the main part of ceramic ware, as distinct from a glaze.
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1 (body something forth) formal give material form to something abstract:he bodied forth the traditional Prussian remedy for all ills
2build the bodywork of (a motor vehicle):an era when automobiles were bodied over wooden frames
body and soul
involving every aspect of a person; completely:the company owned them body and soul
in a body
all together; as a group:they departed in a body
keep body and soul together
stay alive, especially in difficult circumstances:do you think a man can keep body and soul together by selling coconuts?
over my dead body
informal used to emphasize that one completely opposes something:she moves into our home over my dead body
