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OD

  1. overdose
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌoʊˈdiː/

name

  1. Abbreviation of Odisha: a state of India.

noun

  1. Initialism of overdose.
  2. Initialism of Doctor of Optometry.
  3. Initialism of overdrive.
  4. Initialism of overdraft.
  5. Initialism of optical density.
  6. (of a pipe, tube, or shaft) Initialism of outer diameter or outside diameter.
  7. Initialism of olive drab (“color of clothing, uniforms, tools, and equipment”).

    ““He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’”

  8. Initialism of over dimension, used on route numbers for large vehicles, and normally followed by a numeral, e.g. OD5.
  9. Initialism of organization development.

verb

  1. To take an overdose of a drug, to overdose.

    “She told me she'd love me and I told her I'd do the same / Then I OD'd in Denver and I just can't remember her name”

    “‘My brother,[…], is at Radley, on account of my parents thinking it a bad idea to have us both at the same school.’ ‘On account of your being twins?’ said Adrian. ‘Right, on account of my mother OD-ing on fertility drugs.[…]’”