Sod
WordNet

noun


(1)   Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
(2)   An informal British term for a youth or man
"The poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
(3)   Someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
(4)   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"

verb


(5)   Cover with sod
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. 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. 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.

Verb



  1. To cover with sod.
    He sodded the worn areas twice a year.

Noun



  1. Sodomite; bugger.
  2. A person, usually male. (mildly pejorative, often qualified with an adjective).
    You mean old sod!; poor sod; unlucky sod
  3. 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.
    — Tom Ronan, Vision Splendid, 1954, quoted in Tom Burton, Words in Your Ear, Wakefield Press, 1999, ISBN 1-86254-475-1, page 120

Interjection



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

Verb



  1. Bugger; sodomize.
  2. Damn, curse, confound.
    Sod him!, Sod it!, Sod that bastard!

Adjective



  1. Boiled.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York 2001, p. 223:
      Beer, if it be over-new, or over-stale, over-strong, or not sod, [...] is most unwholesome, frets, and galls, etc.
 
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