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' body bag noun a bag for carrying a dead body in, for
example in a war
'body blow noun
something which has damaging effects on sb/sth, creating problems or causing
severe disappointment
body-board /'bDdiboid; NAmE 'ba:dibo:rd/ noun a short light type of surfboard that you ride lying on your
front $ # it Wl ; $1► body-board-ing noun [U]
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body build ing /'bndibildir); NAmE
'baidi-/ noun [U] the activity of doing regular
exercises in order to make your muscles bigger and stronger j&M ► body-build-er noun
'body-check noun (in ice hockey an attempt to prevent a
player’s movement by blocking them with your shoulder or hip ( MW
' body clock noun the natural tendency that your body has
to sleep, eat, etc. at particular times of the day ( A
'body double noun a
person who takes part in a film/ movie in place of an actor when the scene
involves being naked, or using special or dangerous skills # M
body-guard /'bDdiga:d; NAmE
'baidigaird/ noun [C+sing./ pi. v.]
a person or a group of people who are employed to
protect sb f 1 ( f$A ) : The
President’s body
guard is/are armed.
'body
language noun [u] the process of communicating
what you are feeling or thinking by the way you place and move your body rather
than by words M ^
i#, Wf
()
'body odour noun [u]
(abbr. BO) an unpleasant smell from a person’s body,
especially of sweat fFM; WM. 'body piercing (also pier-cing) noun [U] the making of holes in parts of the
body as a decoration MW'&Xft: tattooing and body piercing
the .body !politic
noun [sing.] (formal) all the people of a particular
nation considered as an organized political group ^AK, IKIIMI)
' body-popping noun [U] a way of dancing in which you make
stiff movements like a robot ( zfaWiWXJl
'body press noun a
move in which a wrestler uses
his/her body to hold his/her opponent down on the floor ( )
'body search noun a
search of a person’s body, for example by the police or by a customs official,
for drugs, weapons, etc. $£M
'body shop noun 1 the part of a car factory where
the main bodies of the cars are made ( AAA ) ^MMik A- |'hJ 2 a place where repairs are
made to the main bodies of cars ( AA )
'body slam noun a move
in which a wrestler lifts his/her
opponent and then throws him/her to the floor with force MW ( )
body-snatch-er /'bndisnaetja(r); NAmE
'baidi-/ noun a person who stole bodies from graveyards in the past, especially to
sell for medical experiments ( IH A tBH ) SMb&FA
'body
stocking noun
a piece of
clothing that fits closely over the whole body from the neck to the ankles,
often including the arms, worn for example by dancers A ( 'tWtt )
body-suit /'bndisuit; NAmE 'baidisuit; BrE also -sjuit/ noun (NAmE) =
body(10)
body-surf ing /‘br>dis3:fi33;
NAmE 'baidis3irfir)/ noun [U] the activity
of riding on waves without a board MW'lM
' body swerve noun a sudden movement that you make to the side
when running to avoid crashing into sb/sth
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'body warmer noun (BrE) a thick warm jacket without sleeves that
you wear outdoors ( ) A Ml If A A