OD


Meaning of OD in English

/oh"dee"/ , n. , pl. ODs or OD's , v. , OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or ODing .

n.

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.

v.i.

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.

[ 1955-60 ]

1. See officer of the day .

2. Old Dutch.

3. Ordnance Department.

4. outside diameter.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .