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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sod1 /sɑd/USA pronunciation n., v., sod•ded, sod•ding. n. - [countable] a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- [uncountable] the surface of the ground, esp. when covered with grass;
turf.
v. [~ + object] - to cover with sods or sod.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sod1 (sod),USA pronunciation n., v., sod•ded, sod•ding. n. - a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- the surface of the ground, esp. when covered with grass;
turf;
sward.
v.t. - to cover with sods or sod.
- Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode turf
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- pt. of seethe.
sod3 (sod),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]- British Termssodomite;
homosexual. - British Termschap;
fellow;
guy. - British Termschild;
kid;
brat. Cf. bugger.
v.t., sod•ded, sod•ding. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] - British Termsto damn:Sod the bloody bastard!
- British Terms sod off, to leave (usually as an imperative):Why don't you just sod off.
- by shortening of sodomite 1875–80
+ v.t., sod•ded, sod•ding. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]- British Termsto damn:Sod the bloody bastard!
- British Terms sod off, to leave (usually as an imperative):Why don't you just sod off!
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sod /sɒd/ n - a piece of grass-covered surface soil held together by the roots of the grass; turf
- poetic the ground
vb (sods, sodding, sodded)- (transitive) to cover with sods
Etymology: 15th Century: from Low German; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch sode; related to Old Frisian sātha sod /sɒd/ slang chiefly Brit n - a person considered to be obnoxious
- a jocular word for a person
- sod all ⇒ slang nothing
interj - sod it ⇒ a strong exclamation of annoyance
See also sod offEtymology: 19th Century: shortened from sodomiteˈsodding adj |