OT

¹

1. occupational therapy.

2. off-topic.

3. Old Testament.

4. overnight telegram.

5. overtime.

ot-

²

1. variant of oto- before a vowel.

   otalgia.

o.t.

³

abbreviation

1. overtime.

O.T.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Old Testament.

OT

¹

abbreviation

1. occupational therapy

2. occupational therapist

3. Old Testament

4. overtime

ot-

²

combining form

1. a variant of oto-

   otalgia

Example Sentences

Oregon’s Moore then opened the second overtime with a 25-yard touchdown strike, and when Allar’s first pass of double OT was sniffed out and picked off by safety Dillon Thieneman—the same defender beaten by Allar’s first touchdown throw of the night—the game was suddenly over.

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What else is there to say after the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers played out another wild overtime masterpiece, a Game 4 thriller which featured a 3-0 lead, a three-goal comeback, a near-Edmonton win, a last-second Panther goal followed by a one-handed, game-winning, series-tying Oiler OT goal?

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Game 3 was a one-sided clunker, but Game 1, Game 2 and Game 4 all went to sudden-death OT —hockey’s equivalent of dangling you over a bridge by your shoelaces while laughing maniacally.

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Dan Skipper, OT, Lions: The tallest active NFL player at 6-foot-10, Skipper spent part of seven seasons with Detroit, playing both tackle positions and occasionally lining up as an eligible receiver close to the goal line.

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Trent Brown, OT, Texans: The one-time left tackle with the Super Bowl-winning Patriots and highest-paid offensive lineman in the league has been slowed by injuries in recent years.

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When To Use

What does ot- mean?

Ot- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “ear.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.Ot- comes from the Greek oûs, meaning “ear.” Related to the Greek oûs is English’s own word ear; so is the Latin word for ear, auris, which is the ultimate source of such words as aural. Learn more about oûs at our entry for otic, an adjective used in anatomy meaning “of or relating to the ear.”Ot- is a variant of oto-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use oto- article.