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noun
- 1. a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal: "the corpse of a man lay there"
verb
- 1. spoil a piece of acting by forgetting one's lines or laughing uncontrollably: theatrical slang "Peter just can't stop himself corpsing when he is on stage"
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CORPSE definition: 1. a dead body, usually of a person: 2. to start laughing in a way you cannot control during a…. Learn more.
Corpse refers to a dead body, and especially to the dead body of a human. Corp is an abbreviation for “corporation” and “corporal.” Corp, corps, and corpse all trace back to the Latin word corpus, meaning “body.” The origin of core is obscure. Recent Examples on the Web.
a dead body, especially of a human. The corpse was barely recognizable. The ground was littered with the corpses of enemy soldiers. We passed the desiccated corpse of a brigand hanging on a gibbet.
A corpse is a dead body. 2 meanings: 1. a dead body, esp of a human being; cadaver 2. theatre slang to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or.... Click for more definitions.
corpse - the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
Another name for a dead body is corpse. You might hear the word on TV crime shows, but a corpse doesn't have to be a crime victim, just any lifeless body.
CORPSE definition: a dead person's body. Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "CORPSE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
What does the noun corpse mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun corpse, eight of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. corpse has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
corpse (kôrps), n. a dead body, usually of a human being. something no longer useful or viable: rusting corpses of old cars. [Obs.]a human or animal body, whether alive or dead. remains, cadaver. See body. In Lists: Cemeteries, more... Synonyms: carcass, remains, cadaver, body, dead body, more...
