Dictionary Definition
bodied adj
1 having a body or a body of a specified kind;
often used in combination; "strong-bodied"; "big-bodied" [ant:
unbodied]
2 possessing or existing in bodily form; "what
seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an
incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate]body
Noun
1 the entire physical structure of an organism
(especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole
body were on fire" [syn: organic
structure, physical
structure]
2 body of a dead animal or person; "they found
the body in the lake" [syn: dead
body]
3 a group of persons associated by some common
tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed
out of the auditorium"
4 the body excluding the head and neck and limbs;
"they moved their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: torso, trunk]
5 an individual 3-dimensional object that has
mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly
body"
6 a collection of particulars considered as a
system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of
precedents"
7 the external structure of a vehicle; "the body
of the car was badly rusted"
8 the property of holding together and retaining
its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to
bake" [syn: consistency, consistence]
9 the central message of a communication; "the
body of the message was short" v : invest with or as with a body;
give body to [syn: personify] [also: bodied]bodied See body