see also: OD
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɒd/
- (archaic except in dialects) God
- (archaic) An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.
- Synonyms: odyle, odyl
OD
Pronunciation
- IPA: /oʊdiː/
od (uncountable)
- Initialism of overdose
- Initialism of oculus dexter, the right eye.
- (professional degree) Initialism of Doctor of Optometry
- Initialism of overdrive
- Initialism of overdraft
- Initialism of optical density
- (of a pipe or tube) Initialism of outer diameter
- (Australia, on road signs) Initialism of over dimension, used on route numbers for large vehicles, and normally followed by a numeral, eg. OD5.
- (management) Initialism of w:Organization development
od (ods, present participle oding; past and past participle oded)
- (informal) To take an overdose of a drug, to overdose.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 26:
- ‘My brother... is at Radley, on account of my parents thinking it a bad idea to have both of us at the same school.’
‘On account of your being twins?’ said Adrian.
‘Right, on account of my mother OD-ing on fertility drugs.’
- ‘My brother... is at Radley, on account of my parents thinking it a bad idea to have both of us at the same school.’
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 26:
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