Definitions for sod
sɒdsod

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turf, sod, sward, greenswardnoun

   surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

2. 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"

3. sodomite, sodomist, sod, buggernoun

   someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)

4. sodverb

   an informal British term for a youth or man

   "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"

5. sodverb

   cover with sod

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. sodverb

   To cover with sod.

   He sodded the worn areas twice a year.

4. sodnoun

   Sodomite; bugger.

5. sodnoun

   A person, usually male. (mildly pejorative, often qualified with an adjective).

   You mean old sod!; poor sod; unlucky sod

6. 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

7. sodverb

   Bugger; sodomize.

8. sodverb

   Damn, curse, confound.

   Sod him!, Sod it!, Sod that bastard!

9. sodadjective

   Boiled.

10. sodinterjection

    expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sod

   of Seethe

2. Sodnoun

   the rock dove

3. Sod

   imp. of Seethe

4. 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

5. Sodverb

   to cover with sod; to turf

6. 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

2. Sod

   sod, obsolete pa.t. of seethe.

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1. SOD

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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Anagrams for sod »

1. dos

2. ods

How to pronounce sod?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sod in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sod in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sod in a Sentence

1. Daily Star:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sod
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sod
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sod
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sod
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sod
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sod
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=sod