(sports) To perform a body check on someone.

(physics) An idealized solid whose size and shape are fixed and remain unaltered when forces are applied; used in Newtonian mechanics to model real objects.

(slang, humorous, derogatory, obsolete) One who makes arrests, such as a bailiff or policeman. / One who abducts or controls another's body, such as a slaver, psychic, or human resources agent.

A gentleman's dress coat.

Alternative spelling of afterbody

present participle of body surf

(US) A workshop in which damage to the bodywork of cars is repaired.

All the students (pupils) enrolled at an educational institution. / (American football slang) A football play in which most of the players run to one side of the field.

A large deposit of a mineral or minerals, below the earth's crust.

(geology) A seismic wave that travels through the Earth's interior rather than over the surface. P-waves and S-waves are examples of body waves.