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)
Examples of carcass in a Sentence
the rusting carcass of an old truck
the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over
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This type of accidental contact is seen in modern sharks, particularly around whale carcasses where multiple individuals gather to feed.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Then the sequel is Charles Grodin’s character gets the carcass of this machine and starts to tour it around, and rebuild it and animate it — and religions form around it.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Shep, a ranch dog in Wyoming, brought a carcass of a small mammal to his home near the northern town of Meeteetse.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
The government agency said all whales are protected species even when deceased and reminded the public that interfering with a carcass is an offense.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Then the sequel is Charles Grodin’s character gets the carcass of this machine and starts to tour it around, and rebuild it and animate it — and religions form around it.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Shep, a ranch dog in Wyoming, brought a carcass of a small mammal to his home near the northern town of Meeteetse.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
The government agency said all whales are protected species even when deceased and reminded the public that interfering with a carcass is an offense.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carcass
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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcass. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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carcass
noun
car·cass
ˈkär-kəs 
: a dead body
especially
: the body of a meat animal prepared for market
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