bodywork
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body·work
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Definition of bodywork
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: a vehicle body
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: the act or process of making or repairing vehicle bodies
3
: therapeutic touching or manipulation of the body by using specialized techniques
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bodyworker
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Examples of bodywork in a Sentence
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The 202 did away with fender arches and upright radiators, integrating the fenders into the bodywork with one continuous, flowing shape. — Blake Z. Rong, Popular Mechanics, "10 Innovations That Made the Modern Car," 4 Dec. 2018 There are folks exploring mindfulness, bodywork, psychedelics. — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, "Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience," 19 Aug. 2019 As the first generation of rodders started families and gave up the dangers of the race, some shifted their talents to bodywork. — Smithsonian, "Take a Trip to America’s Hot Rod Heaven," 10 July 2019 This is the case in the story of Steve Wade, aka Masa, and his ingenuity while putting the finishing touches on some bodywork on his 1965 Chevy Impala before a night of cruising. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Someone San Diego Should Know: Alberto Pulido," 29 July 2019 Gua sha, on the other hand, originated as a bodywork treatment in Chinese medicine. — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, "Kaley Cuoco Uses Painful Cupping and Scraping Therapies for Workout Recovery—Here’s What That Means," 27 June 2019 The low mass can be attributed to the carbon composite bodywork and the aluminum structure, as well as extensive use of carbon fiber throughout the minimalist cabin. — Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, "Lightweight Limbo: Lotus Applies Familiar Formula to Final 3-Eleven 430," 22 Feb. 2018 The tailgate wasn’t rusty, but the bodywork inside it was a twisted orange confusion of ragged metal. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "The Recurring Heartbreak of Buying Cars on Craigslist," 30 May 2019 Carbon fiber replaced metal after John Barnard first realized that composites were lighter and stronger: first the monocoque chassis tubs, but eventually almost the entire car, from bodywork to suspension components. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "F1 2018: More than a great game, it’s an interactive history lesson," 17 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bodywork.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bodywork
noun
body·work
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Medical Definition of bodywork
: therapeutic touching or manipulation of the body by using specialized techniques
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bodyworker
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