body
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
The whole physical form of a person or animal, with all its parts.
Swimming uses almost every muscle in the human body.
Warm water helped my whole body relax after the match.
Her body was shaking with cold when she came in.
Common collocations: the human body · the whole body · body temperature · parts of the body · body language
Part of: Parts of the body, Exercise and fitness, Appearance
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
A dead person.
The police found a body near the old railway bridge.
The family asked for the body to be brought home.
Common collocations: find a body · identify the body · dead body
Part of: Negative emotions
Forms
- plural
- bodies