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To od is to overdose or get too much of something or to get dangerous levels of something, especially something bad for you or an illegal drug.

(verb)

An example of od is when you get too much sunshine and you get a sunburn.
An example of od is when a heroin addict takes a very large amount of heroin and ends up in a hospital or dead.

Od is a theoretical natural force said to appear in light, magnetism, hypnotism and other forces, or the abbreviation for overdose or for overdraft.

(noun)

An example of an od is a possible force that appears when a light turns on.

See od in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. od

a hypothesized force in nature formerly thought to manifest itself in such phenomena as hypnotism, magnetism, light, etc.

Origin: Ger, coined by K. v. Reichenbach (1788-1869), Ger scientist

Related Forms:

odic adjective

or 'Od

interjection

Archaic used as a mild oath

Origin: euphemism for God

noun pl. ODs or OD's

an overdose, esp. of a narcotic

intransitive verb OD'd or ODed, OD'ing or ODing

to take an overdose, esp. a fatal overdose of a narcotic

Origin: L
Doctor of Optometry
also O.D.
Officer of the Day
olive drab
outside diameter

Also, for OD & , od

or o/d

overdraft
overdrawn

right eye

Origin: L oculus dexter

See od in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or Odd

interjection
Archaic

Used as a mild oath.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of God

noun

a. An overdose of a drug.
b. An overdose of a substance or thing.
One who has taken an overdose.

intransitive verb OD'ed, OD'·ing, OD's OD's

To overdose: OD'ed on barbiturates.

Origin:

Origin: o(ver)d(ose)

abbreviation

Doctor of Optometry
officer of the day
also o/d overdraft
overdrawn

abbreviation

Latin oculus dexter (right eye)
olive drab
on demand
outside diameter

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