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• od
  od

  noun

  a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
• Od
  Od

  interjection

  a shortened form of “God” (used in euphemistically altered oaths).
• OD
  OD

  noun

  an overdose of a drug, especially a fatal one.
• o.d.
  o.d.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) the right eye.
• O.D.
  O.D.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) the right eye.

od

¹ American  

[od, ohd] / ɒd, oʊd /

Also odyle

noun

1. a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.

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od ² American  

abbreviation

1. on demand.

2. outside diameter.

3. outside dimensions.

4. overdraft.

5. overdrawn.

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Od ³ American  

[od] / ɒd /

Or 'Od,

interjection

Archaic.

1. a shortened form of “God” (used in euphemistically altered oaths).

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OD ⁴ American  

[oh-dee] / ˈoʊˈdi /

noun

plural

ODs, OD's

1. an overdose of a drug, especially a fatal one.

2. a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, especially one who has become seriously ill or has died from such an overdose.

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verb (used without object)

OD'd, ODed, OD'ed, OD'ing, ODing

1. to take an overdose of a drug.

2. to die from an an overdose of a drug.

3. to have or experience an excessive amount or degree of something.

OD ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. officer of the day.

2. Old Dutch. Also OD., O.D.

3. Ordnance Department.

4. outside diameter.

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o.d. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) the right eye.

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o.d. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. olive drab.

2. on demand.

3. outside diameter.

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O.D. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) the right eye.

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O.D. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Optometry.

2. officer of the day.

3. Old Dutch.

4. (of a military uniform) olive drab.

5. ordinary seaman.

6. outside diameter.

7. overdraft.

8. overdrawn.

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OD ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Officer of the Day

2. Old Dutch

3. ordnance datum

4. outside diameter

5. Also: o.d..  military olive drab

6. Also: O/D.  banking

   1. on demand

   2. overdraft

   3. overdrawn

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OD ² British  

/ ˌəʊˈdiː /

noun

1. an overdose of a drug

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verb

1. (intr) to take an overdose of a drug

Od ³ British  

/ ɒd /

noun

1. euphemistic (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God

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od ⁴ British  

/ ˈɒdɪl, ɒd, əʊd /

noun

1. archaic a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism

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Usage

What else does OD mean? OD is short for overdose, or taking so much of a drug that it harms or kills you. How is OD pronounced?[ oh-dee ]What are other forms of OD?O. D.

Other Word Forms

• odic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of od¹

First recorded in 1840–50; arbitrary name coined by Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

Origin of Od³

First recorded in 1590–1600

Origin of OD⁴

First recorded in 1955–60

Origin of o.d.⁶

From Latin oculus dexter

Origin of O.D.⁸

From Latin oculus dexter

Example Sentences

And legendary videogame creator Hideo Kojima unveiled OD, or Overdose, a project he's working on with Get Out director Jordan Peele.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Guest: Nancy D. Campbell, department head at Rensselaer’s department of science and technology studies, author of OD: Naloxone and the Politics of Overdose.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2023

He tells them that Lucy’s death might not have been an OD, and suggests there is a wider conspiracy afoot.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2019

“Our old friend OD apparently has been granted another official visa,” says one.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2018

The crew of the C-54, the OD, his driver, and the tower operators didn't recognize the UFO's as meteors because they were used to seeing the normal "shooting stars" that are most commonly seen.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.

Related Words

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