sod /ˈsɑd/
草地,草坪,故鄉(vt.)鋪上草地,以草坪覆蓋;[英俚][貶]討厭的家夥;家夥;
Seethe v. t. [imp. Seethed (Sod obs.); p. p. Seethed, Sodden p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.] To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh. [Written also seeth.]
Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. --2 Kings iv. 38.
Sod, n. 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.
Sod n. Zool. The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]
Sod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Sodding.] To cover with sod; to turf.
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sod
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass
roots [syn: turf, sward, greensward]
2: 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" [syn: superoxide dismutase]
3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male
who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: sodomite,
sodomist, bugger]
4: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod
couldn't even buy a drink"
v : cover with sod
[also: sodding, sodded]