Od (redirected from Drug overdose)

Od or Odd  (d)

interj. Archaic

Used as a mild oath.

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[Alteration of God.]

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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.

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[o(ver)d(ose).]

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OD ²

abbr.

1. Doctor of Optometry

2. officer of the day

3. also o/d overdraft

4. overdrawn

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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

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Od, 'Od, Odd [ɒd]

n

Euphemistic (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God

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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)]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	OD - a doctor's degree in optometry Doctor of Optometry doctor's degree, doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
	2.	OD - the right eye oculus dexter eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight

Translations

OD² [əʊˈdiː] =overdose

A. N → sobredosis f

B. VI

1. (lit) → tomar una sobredosis

2. (fig) (hum) to OD on TV → ver demasiada tele

OD [ˌəʊˈdiː] (= overdose)

vi → faire une overdose

n [drug] → overdose f

OD (inf)

n → Überdosis f

vi → eine Überdosis nehmen; to OD on heroin → sich (dat) → den goldenen Schuss setzen (inf)