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Torso
The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part or core of many animal bodies (including humans) from which extend the neck and limbs. The torso includes: the thoracic segment of the trunk, the abdominal segment of the trunk, and the perineum.
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Torso (noun)
The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
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Body (noun)
Physical frame.
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Body (noun)
The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. from 9th c.
“I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.”
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Body (noun)
The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. from 13th c.
“The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace.”
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Body (noun)
A corpse. from 13th c.
“Her body was found at four o’clock, just two hours after the murder.”
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Body (noun)
Main section.
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Body (noun)
A person. from 13th c.
“What’s a body gotta do to get a drink around here?”
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Body (noun)
The extremities (limbs, head, tail). from 9th c.
“The boxer took a blow to the body.”
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Body (noun)
The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its accessories. from 11th c.
“The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.”
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Body (noun)
The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms. from 16th c.
“Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.”
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Body (noun)
The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on. from 17th c.
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Body (noun)
A bodysuit. from 19th c.
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Body (noun)
Coherent group.
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Body (noun)
The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters. from 20th c.
“In many programming languages, the method body is enclosed in braces.”
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Body (noun)
A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. from 16th c.
“I was escorted from the building by a body of armed security guards.”
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Body (noun)
An organisation, company or other authoritative group. from 17th c.
“The local train operating company is the managing body for this section of track.”
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Body (noun)
Material entity.
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Body (noun)
A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. from 17th c.
“We have now amassed a body of evidence which points to one conclusion.”
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Body (noun)
Any physical object or material thing. from 14th c.
“All bodies are held together by internal forces.”
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Body (noun)
Substance; physical presence. from 17th c.
“We have given body to what was just a vague idea.”
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Body (noun)
Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). from 17th c.
“The red wine, sadly, lacked body.”
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Body (noun)
The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
“a nonpareil face on an agate body”
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Body (noun)
A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
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Body (verb)
To give body or shape to something.
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Body (verb)
To construct the bodywork of a car.
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Body (verb)
To embody.
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Body (verb)
To murder someone.
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Body (verb)
To utterly defeat someone.
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Body (verb)
to hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.
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Body (noun)
the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal
“it’s important to keep your body in good condition”
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Body (noun)
the trunk apart from the head and the limbs
“the blow almost severed his head from his body”
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Body (noun)
a corpse
“they found his body washed up on the beach”
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Body (noun)
the physical and mortal aspect of a person as opposed to the soul or spirit
“we’re together in body and spirit”
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Body (noun)
a person’s body regarded as an object of sexual desire
“he was just after her body”
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Body (noun)
a person of a specified type
“a motherly body”
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Body (noun)
the main section of a motor vehicle or aircraft
“the body of the aircraft was filled with smoke”
“the factory had produced more car bodies than needed”
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Body (noun)
the main or central part of something, especially a building or text
“the main body of the house was built in 1625”
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Body (noun)
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 body”
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Body (noun)
a large amount or collection of something
“large bodies of seawater”
“a rich body of Canadian folklore”
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Body (noun)
an organized group of people with a common purpose or function
“international bodies of experts”
“a regulatory body”
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Body (noun)
a material object
“the path taken by the falling body”
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Body (noun)
a full or substantial quality of flavour in wine
“best of all, this wine has body and finish”
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Body (noun)
fullness or thickness of a person’s hair
“restructuring formulations help to add body”
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Body (noun)
a woman’s close-fitting stretch garment for the upper body, fastening at the crotch.
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Body (noun)
(in pottery) a clay used for making the main part of ceramic ware, as distinct from a glaze.
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Body (verb)
give material form to something abstract
“he bodied forth the traditional Prussian remedy for all ills”
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Body (verb)
build the bodywork of (a motor vehicle)
“an era when automobiles were bodied over wooden frames”