sod
1[ sod ]
/ sɒd /
noun
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
the surface of the ground, especially when covered with grass; turf; sward.
verb (used with object), sod·ded, sod·ding.
to cover with sods or sod.
Nearby words
socrates, socratic, socratic irony, socratic method, socred, sod, sod disease, sod house, sod off, sod's law, soda
Origin of sod
11375–1425; late Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode turf
Related forms
sod·less, adjectiveDefinition for sod (2 of 4)
Definition for sod (3 of 4)
sod
3[ sod ]
/ sɒd /
noun
sodomite; homosexual.
chap; fellow; guy.
child; kid; brat.
verb (used with object), sod·ded, sod·ding.
to damn: Sod the bloody bastard!
Verb Phrases
sod off, to leave (usually as an imperative): Why don't you just sod off!
Compare bugger1.
Origin of sod
31875–80; by shortening of sodomite
Definition for sod (4 of 4)
seethe
[ seeth ]
/ sið /
verb (used without object), seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sod·den or sod; seeth·ing.
verb (used with object), seethed or (Obsolete) sod; seethed or (Obsolete) sod·den or sod; seeth·ing.
to soak or steep.
to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.
noun
the act of seething.
the state of being agitated or excited.
Origin of seethe
before 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan; cognate with German sieden, Swedish sjuda
Related forms
seeth·ing·ly, adverbun·seethed, adjectiveun·seeth·ing, adjectiveSynonym study
2. See boil1.
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British Dictionary definitions for sod (1 of 3)
sod
1/ (sɒd) /
noun
a piece of grass-covered surface soil held together by the roots of the grass; turf
poetic the ground
verb sods, sodding or sodded
(tr) to cover with sods
Word Origin for sod
C15: from Low German; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch sode; related to Old Frisian sātha
British Dictionary definitions for sod (2 of 3)
sod
2/ (sɒd) slang, mainly British /
noun
a person considered to be obnoxious
a jocular word for a personthe poor sod hasn't been out for weeks
sod all slang nothing
interjection
sod it a strong exclamation of annoyance
See also sod off
Derived Forms
sodding, adjectiveWord Origin for sod
C19: shortened from sodomite
British Dictionary definitions for sod (3 of 3)
seethe
/ (siːð) /
verb
(intr) to boil or to foam as if boiling
(intr) to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger
(tr) to soak in liquid
(tr) archaic to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling
noun
the act or state of seething
Word Origin for seethe
Old English sēothan; related to Old Norse sjōtha, Old High German siodan to seethe
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