od

1. archaicregional(Euphemistic form of) God.First known use 17th c.

alternative Od · alternative õd

1. alsoattributivehistoricalpseudoscienceA 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.

   Synonyms: odyl, odyle

plural ODs

1. abbreviationcountableinformalinitialismuncountableInitialism of overdose.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableprofessional degreeInitialism of Doctor of Optometry.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of overdrive.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of overdraft.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of optical density.
6. countableuncountablebusiness(of a pipe, tube, or shaft) Initialism of outer diameter or outside diameter.

   Antonyms: ID

7. abbreviationcountableespeciallyinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of olive drab (“color of clothing, uniforms, tools, and equipment”).

   “He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’

   1964 [1929], William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 22

8. Australiaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableon road signsInitialism of over dimension, used on route numbers for large vehicles, and normally followed by a numeral, e.g. OD5.
9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemanagementInitialism of organization development.

present singular third person ODs · present singular third person OD's · participle present ODing · participle present OD'ing · participle present OD-ing · participle past ODed · past ODed · participle past OD'd · past OD'd · participle past OD'ed · past OD'ed

1. abbreviationinformalAbbreviation of overdose (to take an overdose).

   She told me she'd love me and I told her I'd do the same / Then I OD'd in Denver and I just can't remember her name

   1979, Hank Williams Jr., “O.D.'d in Denver”, in Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound

   1 more example

   ‘My brother,[…], is at Radley, on account of my parents thinking it a bad idea to have us both at the same school.’ ‘On account of your being twins?’ said Adrian. ‘Right, on account of my mother OD-ing on fertility drugs.[…]’

   1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, pages 18–19

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Odisha: a state of India.

alternative Oad · alternative Odki

1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan and Gujarat, Haryana, New Delhi and Rajasthan in India.

1. Alternative letter-case form of od.