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ALL meanings of carcass

car·cass
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  • countable noun carcass A carcass is the body of a dead animal. 3
  • countable noun carcass The carcass of a vehicle or building is its remains after most of it has decayed or been destroyed. 3
  • noun carcass the dead body of an animal, esp one that has been slaughtered for food, with the head, limbs, and entrails removed 3
  • noun carcass a person's body 3
  • noun carcass the skeleton or framework of a structure 3
  • noun carcass the remains of anything when its life or vitality is gone; shell 3
  • noun carcass the dead body of an animal, often specif. of a slaughtered animal dressed as meat 3
  • noun carcass the human body, living or dead 3
  • noun carcass the worthless remains of something, esp. its outer shell 3
  • noun carcass the framework or base structure, as of a ship, tire, etc. 3
  • noun carcass The carcass is the structural body of a tire to which the rubber parts are fixed. 3
  • noun carcass the body of a furniture piece designed for storage, as a chest of drawers or wardrobe, without the drawers, doors, hardware, etc. 1
  • noun carcass the inner body of a pneumatic tire, resisting by its tensile strength the pressure of the air within the tire, and protected by the tread and other parts. 1
  • verb with object carcass to erect the framework for (a building, ship, etc.). 1
  • noun carcass dead body of animal 1
  • noun carcass idle person's body 1
  • noun carcass sth lifeless or empty 1
  • noun carcass the dead body of an animal. 1
  • noun carcass Slang. the body of a human being, whether living or dead. 1
  • noun carcass the body of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal. 1
  • noun carcass anything from which life and power are gone: The mining town, now a mere carcass, is a reminder of a past era. 1
  • noun carcass an unfinished framework or skeleton, as of a house or ship. 1
  • noun carcass (meat trade) The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc. 0
  • noun carcass The body of a dead human, a corpse. 0
  • noun carcass The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen. 0
  • noun carcass (nautical) An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame. 0
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