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- Dictionarycorpse/kɔːps/
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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to start laughing in a way you cannot control during a performance, or to make someone else do this; a word used by actors and performers: The scene was so ludicrous it was hard to play without corpsing. He had a tendency to corpse in the middle of the sketch.
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.
Definition of corpse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Corpse definition: a dead body, usually of a human being.. See examples of CORPSE used in a sentence.
A corpse is a dead body, especially the body of a human being. Synonyms: body , remains , carcass , cadaver More Synonyms of corpse Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
n. 1. a dead body, usu. of a human being. 2. Obs. a human or animal body, whether alive or dead. [1225–75; Middle English corps; orig. sp. variant of cors corse but the p is now sounded] syn: See body. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.
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.
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. 1225–75; Middle English corps; origin, originally spelling, spelled variant of cors corse but the p is now sounded. 1. remains, cadaver. See body.
A complete guide to the word "CORPSE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
A corpse is typically devoid of life's vital functions, including respiration, circulation, and consciousness. It is a state of being where the body undergoes post-mortem changes and begins to decompose.
