Dictionary

OD en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌoʊˈdiː/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of overdose.
   alt of overdose
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:professional degree, uncountable) Initialism of Doctor of Optometry.
   alt of Doctor of Optometry
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of overdrive.
   alt of overdrive
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of overdraft.
   alt of overdraft
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of optical density.
   alt of optical density
6. (countable, uncountable) (of a pipe, tube, or shaft) Initialism of outer diameter or outside diameter.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, especially, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of olive drab (“color of clothing, uniforms, tools, and equipment”).
   alt of olive drab
   • “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. (Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:on road signs, uncountable) Initialism of over dimension, used on route numbers for large vehicles, and normally followed by a numeral, e.g. OD5.
   alt of and normally followed by a numeral
   alt of over dimension
   alt of used on route numbers for large vehicles
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of organization development.
   alt of organization development

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Antonyms

ID

Coordinates

FDE

Relateds

O.D. · O.D.

OD en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌoʊˈdiː/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Odisha: a state of India.
   alt of Odisha

Relateds

mul:IN-OD

wikidata: Q22048

OD en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌoʊˈdiː/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, informal) Abbreviation of overdose (to take an overdose).
   alt of 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:
   • ‘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:

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