od1
/ɒd
/noun [mass noun] historical
A hypothetical power once thought to pervade nature and account for various scientific phenomena.
Origin
Mid 19th century: arbitrary term coined in German by Baron von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist.
Rhymes
od2
/ɒd/noun
An archaic euphemism for God, used in exclamations: ods blood!
OD3
/ˌəʊˈdiː/abbreviation
Ordnance datum.
OD4
/ˌəʊˈdiː/informal
verb (OD's, OD'ing, OD'd) [no object]
1Take an overdose of a drug: Spike had OD’d on barbiturates...
- But good for him: he OD'd on a drug that hasn't really hit mainstream awareness yet.
- However, some believe he had gotten into his girlfriend's heroin and OD'd.
- Then his nephew nearly OD's on meth, allowing the brutal vengeance to begin.
1.1 humorous Have too much of something: I almost OD’d on mushroom salad...
- And that was the problem - eventually I OD'd on big views.
- Not one performance failed to give me some fresh insight into a composer I thought I had OD'd on long ago.
- If CEO perks were pills, Snow would have OD'd a long time ago.
noun
An overdose of a narcotic drug.
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