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noun 1.an overdose of a drug, especially a fatal one.
2.a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, especially 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.
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od, odyl or odyle (ɒd, əʊd, ˈɒdɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| archaic a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism |
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| odyl, odyl or odyle |
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| odyle, odyl or odyle |
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| 'odic, odyl or odyle |
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Od, 'Od or Odd (ɒd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| euphemistic (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God |
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| Odd, 'Od or Odd |
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Od, 'Od or Odd (ɒd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| euphemistic (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God |
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OD1 (ˌəʊˈdiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| 1. | an overdose of a drug |
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| —vb , OD's, OD'ing, OD'd |
| 2. | (intr) to take an overdose of a drug |
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| [C20: from o(ver)d(ose)] |
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| —abbreviation for |
| 1. | Officer of the Day |
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| 3. | ordnance datum |
| 4. | outside diameter |
| 5. | military Also: o.d. olive drab |
| 6. | banking Also: O/D |
| | a. on demand |
| | b. overdraft |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
O.D.abbreviation of
overdose, attested from 1960.
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
OD or O.D.
abbr.
Doctor of Optometry
Latin oculus dexter (right eye)
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Slang Dictionary
OD definition
- n.
an overdose of a drug. (Initialism. Drugs.) : If you take an OD and no one is around, you may end up dead.
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to purposely or accidentally give oneself a fatal dose of drugs. (Drugs.) : I knew he would OD someday.
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to die from an overdose of drugs. (Drugs.) : Two kids at my school ODed last weekend.
- n.
a person who has taken an overdose of drugs. (Hospitals.) : How many ODs did you get in here last weekend?
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
OD
Doctor of Optometry officer of the day overdose overdraft overdrawn
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ODS ozone-depleting substance |
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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