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bodying Definition


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body
noun bodies
    1. The whole physical structure of a person or animal.
      Thesaurus: physique, frame, form, shape, build, torso, trunk.
    2. The physical structure of a person or animal excluding the head and limbs.
    3. A corpse.
      Thesaurus: corpse, cadaver, remains, carcass.
    4. The main or central part of anything, such as the main part of a vehicle which carries the load or passengers.
    5. A person's physical needs and desires as opposed to spiritual concerns.
    6. A substantial section or group.
      Example: a body of opinion
    7. A group of people regarded as a single unit.
      Thesaurus: society, group, association, cartel, bloc, confederation, congress.
    8. A quantity or mass.
      Example: a body of water
      Thesaurus: collection, corpus, compilation.
    9. A distinct mass or object; a piece of matter.
      Example: a heavenly body
      Example: a foreign body
    10. Applied to wine, music, etc: a full or strong quality or tone; fullness.
    11. Thickness; substantial quality.
    12. The opacity of a paint or pigment.
    13. A legless tight-fitting one-piece garment for women, fastening at the crotch. Also (especially formerly) called bodysuit.
    14. colloq
      A person.
verb
    bodies, bodied, bodying
    1. To give it body or form.
      Form: body something out (often)
Idiom: keep body and soul together
    often facetious
    To remain alive, especially not to die of hunger.
Idiom: over my dead body
Idiom: in a body
    Said of a number of people: all together; acting all together.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon as bodig.



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