Definition of: carcass

(kär′kəs) noun
1. The dead body of an animal.
2. The human body: a contemptuous or humorous use.
3. Something from which the vital principle, importance, or value has departed; lifeless or worthless remains.
4. A framework or skeleton, as of a construction. Also car′case. See synonyms under BODY [<AF carcas <Med. L carcasium infl. in form by MF carcasse a corpse <Ital. carcassa]