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Definitions for SOD
sɒdsod
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Princeton's WordNet
turf, sod, sward, greenswardnoun
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
superoxide dismutase, SODnoun
an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen
"oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes"
sodomite, sodomist, sod, buggernoun
someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
sodverb
an informal British term for a youth or man
"the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
sodverb
cover with sod
Wiktionary
sodnoun
That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
sodnoun
Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
The landscapers rolled sod onto the bare earth and made a presentable lawn by nightfall.
sodverb
To cover with sod.
He sodded the worn areas twice a year.
sodnoun
Sodomite; bugger.
sodnoun
A person, usually male. (mildly pejorative, often qualified with an adjective).
You mean old sod!; poor sod; unlucky sod
sod
A damper (the food) which has failed to rise when cooked (remaining a flat lump).
1954: And Mart the cook the shovel took And swung the damper to and fro. 'Another sod, so help me God, That's fourteen in a flamin' row. uE000127320uE001 Tom Ronan, Vision Splendid, 1954, quoted in Tom Burton, Words in Your Ear, Wakefield Press, 1999, ISBN 1-86254-475-1, page 120
sodverb
Bugger; sodomize.
sodverb
Damn, curse, confound.
Sod him!, Sod it!, Sod that bastard!
sodadjective
Boiled.
sodinterjection
expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sodnoun
A turf; a clod.
Etymology: soed, Dutch.
The sexton shall green sods on thee bestow;
Alas the sexton is thy banker now. Jonathan Swift.Here fame shall dress a sweeter sod,
Than fancy’s feet have ever trod. William Collins.Sodthe preterite of seethe.
Never caldron sod
With so much fervour, fed with all the store
That could enrage it. George Chapman.Jacob sod pottage, and Esau came from the field faint. Gen. xxv. 29.
ChatGPT
sod
1) The surface layer of the ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots, often used for lawns, golf courses etc. 2) (British, slang) A term used to refer to a person, often in a slightly rude or disparaging manner.
Webster Dictionary
Sod
of Seethe
Sodnoun
the rock dove
Sod
imp. of Seethe
Sodnoun
that stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward
Sodverb
to cover with sod; to turf
Etymology: [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state in wet weather. See Seethe.]
Wikidata
Sod
Sod or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of thin material. In British English and in Irish English such material is more usually known as turf, and the word "sod" is limited mainly to agricultural senses.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sod
sod, n. any surface of earth grown with grass, &c.: turf.—adj. consisting of sod.—v.t. to cover with sod.—adj. Sod′dy, covered with sod: turfy.—The old sod, one's native soil. [Low Ger. sode; Ger. sode; perh. conn. with A.S. seáth, a well—seóthan (pa.p. soden), to boil.]
Sod
sod, obsolete pa.t. of seethe.
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Etymology and Origins
Sod
A north country term for a mean, ignorant fellow, no better than a lout or clodhopper, in allusion to the sod of agriculture.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SOD in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SOD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of SOD in a Sentence
FREE Do whatever the hell you want and sod everybody else mask, wear this handy Dom face covering and you'll get away with murder.
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