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Od
(redirected from Drug overdose)

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Od or Odd  (d)
interj. Archaic
Used as a mild oath.

[Alteration of God.]

OD 1  (d) Slang
n.
1.
a. An overdose of a drug.
b. An overdose of a substance or thing.
2. One who has taken an overdose.
intr.v. OD'ed, OD'·ing, OD's
To overdose: OD'ed on barbiturates.


OD 2
abbr.
1. Doctor of Optometry
2. officer of the day
3. also o/d overdraft
4. overdrawn

od [ɒd əʊd], odyl, odyle [ˈɒdɪl]
n
(Physics / General Physics) Archaic a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism
[coined arbitrarily by Baron Karl von Reichenbach (1788-1869), German scientist]
odic  adj

Od, 'Od, Odd [ɒd]
n
Euphemistic (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God

OD1 Informal
n
(Medicine) an overdose of a drug
vb OD's, OD'ing, OD'd
(Medicine) (intr) to take an overdose of a drug
[from o(ver)d(ose)]

OD2
abbreviation for
1. (Military) Officer of the Day
2. (Linguistics / Languages) Old Dutch
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) ordnance datum
4. (Engineering / General Engineering) outside diameter
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) Also o.d Military olive drab
6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Also O/D Banking
a.  on demand
b.  overdraft
c.  overdrawn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.OD - a doctor's degree in optometry
doctor's degree, doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
2.OD - the right eye
eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
Translations
OD2 [əʊˈdiː] =overdose
A. Nsobredosis f
B. VI
1. (lit) → tomar una sobredosis
2. (fig) (hum) to OD on TVver demasiada tele
OD [ˌəʊˈdiː] (= overdose)
vifaire une overdose
n [drug] → overdose f
OD (inf)
nÜberdosis f
vieine Überdosis nehmen; to OD on heroinsich (dat)den goldenen Schuss setzen (inf)


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