corpse

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɔːps/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkɔɹps/
• (AuE) IPA: /ˈkoːps/

Noun

corpse (plural corpses)

1. A dead body.

   Drive over the [expletive] corpses! Or we're not letting you in!

2. (archaic, sometimes, derogatory) A human body in general, whether living or dead.

Synonyms

• (dead body) seeSynonyms en
• (body in any state) seeSynonyms en

Related terms

• corporate
• corporation
• corporeal
• corps
• corpsy
• corpulent
• corpus

Translations

• French: cadavre, corps
• German: Leiche, Leichnam
• Italian: cadavere, corpo
• Portuguese: cadáver, corpo
• Russian: труп
• Spanish: cadáver

Verb

corpse (corpses, present participle corpsing; past and past participle corpsed)

1. (intransitive, slang, of an actor) To lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably.

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