body

1. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. (countable) · I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.
2. The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. (countable, uncountable) · The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace.
3. A corpse. (countable) · Her body was found at four o’clock, just two hours after the murder.
4. A murder. (countable, slang, uncountable) · His gun had two bodies on it.· He caught a body and got forty years in prison.
5. A person. (countable, uncountable) · Indeed, if it belonged to a poor body, it would be another thing; but so great a lady, to be sure, can never want it […]· What’s a body gotta do to get a drink around here?
6. A human being, regarded as marginalized or oppressed. (countable, uncountable)
7. The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail). (countable, uncountable) · The boxer took a blow to the body.
8. The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories; (of vehicles, sometimes) the outer shell (as contrasted with the frame and powertrain). (countable, uncountable) · The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.

Plural bodies