od
IPA: ˈɑd
noun
- (now archaic, regional) (Euphemistic form of) God.
- (pseudoscience, historical, also attributive) A hypothetical force or natural power, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.
- An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan and Gujarat, Haryana, New Delhi and Rajasthan in India.
- (informal) Initialism of overdose. [An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.]
- (professional degree) Initialism of Doctor of Optometry; also O.D.
- Initialism of overdrive. [(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear.]
- Initialism of overdraft. [(uncountable) The act of overdrawing a bank account.]
- Initialism of optical density.
- (of a pipe or tube) Initialism of outer diameter.
- (military) Initialism of olive drab (“clothing of an olive drab colour, used for military uniforms”). [A greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive.]
- (Australia, on road signs) Initialism of over dimension, used on route numbers for large vehicles, and normally followed by a numeral, e.g. OD5.
- (management) Initialism of organization development.
- Alternative letter-case form of od [(now archaic, regional) (Euphemistic form of) God.]
verb
- (informal) To take an overdose of a drug, to overdose.
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