Definition of "body" in English

noun

1. Physical frame.

2. Main section.

   • (countable) A bodysuit. [from 19th c.]

3. Coherent group.

4. Material entity.

5. (printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).

   • a nonpareil face on an agate body

6. (geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.

verb

1. (transitive, often with forth) To give body or shape to something.

2. To construct the bodywork of a car.

3. (transitive) To embody.

4. (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To murder someone.