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Meaning of SOD

Pronunciation:  sâd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots
  2. [n]  (British) "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
  3. [n]  someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
  4. [n]  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"
  5. [v]  cover with sod
 
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 Synonyms: bugger, greensward, sodomist, sodomite, superoxide dismutase, sward, turf
 
 See Also: bozo, cat, cover, degenerate, deviant, deviate, divot, enzyme, ground, guy, hombre, land, pervert, soil

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Sod\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
    The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]
    
  2. \Sod\, obs.
    imp. of {Seethe}.
    
  3. \Sod\, n. [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}.]
    That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with
    the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf;
    sward.
          She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet
          have ever trod.                          --Collins.
    
  4. \Sod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sodden}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Sodding}.]
    To cover with sod; to turf.
    
 
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