body
noun
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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On the other, he was bodying up players like Jae’Sean Tate, poking the ball loose before turning to the crowd and signaling “out” like an umpire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2021