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bodywork

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The exterior body of a motor vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Near-synonym: auto body (countable)
  • That's some extremely shiny bodywork.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coachwork, auto body

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The repair of such a body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Near-synonym: auto body (uncountable)
  • There's a lot of bodywork still left to be done.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coachwork, auto body

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: manual labor, manual labour

6

noun

Meaning 6

the exterior body of a motor vehicle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: body

History

Etymology

From body + work.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: karroceri — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Bulgarian: каросерия (karoserija) — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Catalan: carrosseria — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Catalan: buc — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Czech: karoserie — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Danish: karrosseri — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Danish: karosse — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Danish: karrosse — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Dutch: carrosserie — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Estonian: autokere — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Finnish: kori — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • French: carrosserie — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • German: Karosserie — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Greek: καροσερί (karoserí) — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Hungarian: karosszéria — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Hungarian: kocsiszekrény — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Indonesian: karoseri — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Italian: carrozzeria — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Japanese: 車体 (shatai) — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Macedonian: каросерија (karoserija) — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Manx: bleayst — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: karosseri — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: karosseri — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Polish: karoseria — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Portuguese: carroçaria — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Portuguese: carroceria — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Portuguese: lataria — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Romanian: caroserie — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Russian: ку́зов (kúzov) — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Serbo-Croatian: каросѐрија — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Serbo-Croatian: karosèrija — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Slovak: karoséria — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Spanish: carrocería — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Swedish: kaross — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Swedish: karosseri — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Turkish: karoser — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Ukrainian: ку́зов (kúzov) — exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Finnish: korityö — repair of the exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • French: carrosserie — repair of the exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Italian: carrozzeria — repair of the exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Polish: blacharstwo — repair of the exterior body of a motor vehicle
  • Hungarian: testmunka — application of physical therapy
  • Polish: terapia fizyczna — application of physical therapy
  • Spanish: terapia física — application of physical therapy
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