"zombie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɒmbi/ [UK], /ˈzɑmbi/ [US] Audio: en-au-zombie.ogg [Australia] Forms: zombie [singular], zombies [plural]
enPR: zŏmʹbē [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A zombie is type of fictional creature. It is a dead body that has been brought back to life. Usually a zombie moves slowly, growls, and will want to eat people's brains.
    Someone who looks very tired and messy may be called a zombie. It is equivalent to saying someone "looks like a corpse".
    Sense id: simple-zombie-en-noun-F4h~n8Bk
     
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