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carcass

car·cass [ ˈkär-kəs]

carcass

noun

[ˈkär-kəs]

Definition of carcass

1 : a dead body : corpse
especially : the dressed body of a meat animal
//Butchers trimmed the meat from the carcass.

2 : the living, material, or physical body
//It was nearly noon when he finally hauled his carcass out of bed.

3 : the decaying or worthless remains of a structure
//the carcass of an abandoned automobile

4 : the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

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Recent Examples on the Web

//Waste Management recently decided not to accept carcasses that potentially could be contaminated with the fatal brain disease, which has been found in wild deer in parts of southeastern, central and north-central Minnesota.
— Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, "As Minnesota DNR battles deer disease, agency finds more carcass-disposal bins," 4 Nov. 2019
//One beast twitches into a frozen death gurgle, and so Han Solo (Harrison Ford) improvises a sleeping bag from pure carcass.
— Darren Franich, EW.com, "Star Wars rewatch: The Empire Strikes Back is the special effects movie that hates special effects," 30 Oct. 2019
//Once, in an eddy, my son found a bleached white carcass bobbing in the reeds.
— Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, "The $68,000 Fish," 28 Oct. 2019
//The new rule will let factory workers, rather than USDA inspectors, remove unsuitable carcasses and trim defects in plants that opt into the new inspection system.
— NBC News, "Trump administration allows pork slaughterhouses to have fewer USDA inspectors," 17 Sep. 2019
//Authorities say an intersection in an unincorporated area of northern Illinois was closed for eight hours after a crash involving two semi-trucks sent pig carcasses across the road.
— chicagotribune.com, "Crash involving 2 semi-trucks in Kane County sends 14,000 pounds of pig parts flying, authorities say," 7 July 2019
//Black vultures hunt by eyesight and turkey vultures hunt by smell, so properly burying carcasses can deter both.
— Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky black vulture attacks: How to keep your pets and farm animals safe," 25 June 2019
//Beth Edwards spoke in favor of the pellet permit, saying the manure/pellets and the odor from dead chicken carcasses are two separate issues.
— Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Neighbors cry foul over proposed egg ranch manure plant," 11 June 2019
//Photo: Michael Dwyer/Associated Press Brilliant, Andrew, but the baseball purists who gnawed on Jason Gay’s carcass for weeks are sending you to the showers for that one.
— WSJ, "Our Insane Ideas to Save Baseball," 25 Oct. 2018

First Known Use of carcass

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for carcass

Middle English carcays, from Anglo-French carcas, carkeis

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Synonyms of carcass

a dead body

the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over

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More Definitions forcarcass

carcass

noun

English Language Learners Definition of carcass

: the body of a dead animal

informal + humorous : a person's body

: the remaining parts of an old vehicle, structure, etc.

carcass

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car·cass | \ ˈkär-kəs \

Kids Definition of carcass

: the body of an animal prepared for use as meat

carcass

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car·cass | \ ˈkär-kəs \

Medical Definition of carcass

: a dead body : corpse especially : the dressed body of a meat animal