BOD

BOD

abbr.

biochemical oxygen demand

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bod  (bd)

n. Slang

1. The physical human body; build: "likes brainy men who maintain a good bod" (Catherine Breslin).

2. A person: "When his ancient tank had broken down . . . he had jumped on the back of mine with a few other bods" (Robert Crisp).

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bod [bɒd]

n Informal

1. a fellow; chap he's a queer bod

2. another word for body [1]

[short for body]

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BOD

abbreviation for

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) biochemical oxygen demand

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bod - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" chassis, human body, material body, physical body, physique, figure, flesh, anatomy, build, frame, shape, soma, form individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" person - a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person" juvenile body - the body of a young person adult body - the body of an adult human being male body - the body of a male human being female body - the body of a female human being

Translations

bod [bɒd] N

1. (Brit) (= person) → tipo/a m/f, tío/a m/f (Sp)

2. (= body) → cuerpo m

bod [ˈbɒd] n (British) (= chap) → type m

bod

n

(Brit inf: = person) → Mensch m; odd bod → komischer Kerl

(sl: = body) → Body m (sl)

bod [bɒd] n (Brit) (fam) → tipo
he's an odd bod → è un tipo strano