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od

  [od, ohd]
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–noun
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
Also, odyl, odyle.

Origin:
1840–50; arbitrary name coined by Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

Od

  [od]
–interjection Archaic.
a shortened form of “God” (used interjectionally and in minced oaths).
Also, 'Od, Odd.

Origin:
1590–1600

OD

  [oh-dee] noun, plural ODs or OD's, verb, OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or OD⋅ing.
–noun
1. an overdose of a drug, esp. a fatal one.
2. a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, esp. one who has become seriously ill or has died from such an overdose.
–verb (used without object)
3. to take an overdose of a drug.
4. to die from an an overdose of a drug.
5. to have or experience an excessive amount or degree of something.
Origin:
1955–60

OD

 
1. officer of the day.
2. Old Dutch.
3. Ordnance Department.
4. outside diameter.

od

 
1. on demand.
2. outside diameter.
3. outside dimensions.
4. overdraft.
5. overdrawn.

OD.

 
Old Dutch.

O.D.

 
1. Doctor of Optometry.
2. (in prescriptions) the right eye. Origin:
< L oculus dexter
3. officer of the day.
4. Old Dutch.
5. (of a military uniform) olive drab.
6. ordinary seaman.
7. outside diameter.
8. overdraft.
9. overdrawn.

o.d.

 
1. (in prescriptions) the right eye. Origin:
< L oculus dexter
2. olive drab.
3. on demand.
4. outside diameter.
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Od or Odd   (ŏd)   
interj.   Archaic
Used as a mild oath.

[Alteration of God.]
OD 1   (ō'dē')   
n.  

    1. An overdose of a drug.

    2. 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.

[o(ver)d(ose).]
OD 2  
abbr.  

  1. Doctor of Optometry

  2. officer of the day

  3. also o/d overdraft

  4. overdrawn

o·ver·draft   (ō'vər-drāft')   
n.  

    1. The act of overdrawing a bank account.

    2. Abbr. OD or o/d The amount overdrawn.

    3. The maximum amount of credit extended to a customer.

    4. A current of air made to pass over the ignited fuel in a furnace.

    5. A series of flues in a brick kiln designed to force air down from the top.

    6. The air so forced.

  2. also o·ver·draught (-drāft')

    1. A current of air made to pass over the ignited fuel in a furnace.

    2. A series of flues in a brick kiln designed to force air down from the top.

    3. The air so forced.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
OD

  1. n.
    an overdose of a drug. (Initialism. Drugs.) : If you take an OD and no one is around, you may end up dead.
  2. in.
    to purposely or accidentally give oneself a fatal dose of drugs. (Drugs.) : I knew he would OD someday.
  3. in.
    to die from an overdose of drugs. (Drugs.) : Two kids at my school ODed last weekend.
  4. n.
    a person who has taken an overdose of drugs. (Hospitals.) : How many ODs did you get in here last weekend?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

O.D. 
abbreviation of overdose, attested from 1960.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: od
Function: abbreviation
Etymology: Latin omnes dies
every day —used in writing prescriptions

Main Entry: 1OD
Pronunciation: (')O-'dE
Function: noun
1 : an overdose of a narcotic
2 : an individual who has takenan OD

Main Entry: 2OD
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: OD'd or ODed; OD'·ing; OD's
: to become ill or dieof an OD

Main Entry: OD
Function: abbreviation
1 doctor of optometry
2 [Latin oculus dexter] right eye —used in writing prescriptions
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

OD or O.D.
abbr.

  1. Doctor of Optometry

  2. Latin oculus dexter (right eye)

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
OD

  1. Doctor of Optometry

  2. officer of the day

  3. overdose

  4. overdraft

  5. overdrawn

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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