SOD (sodded, sodding)

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Irregular inflected forms: sodded    , sodding   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does SOD mean? 

• SOD (noun)
  The noun SOD has 4 senses:

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

2. an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen

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

4. an informal term for a youth or man

  Familiarity information: SOD used as a noun is uncommon.

• SOD (verb)
  The verb SOD has 1 sense:

1. cover with sod

  Familiarity information: SOD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

greensward; sod; sward; turf

Hypernyms ("sod" is a kind of...):

ground; land; soil (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sod"):

divot (a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club))

Derivation:

sod (cover with sod)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

SOD; superoxide dismutase

Context example:

oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes

Hypernyms ("SOD" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bugger; sod; sodomist; sodomite

Hypernyms ("sod" is a kind of...):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An informal term for a youth or man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bozo; cat; guy; hombre; sod

Context example:

the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink

Hypernyms ("sod" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

• SOD (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they sod    ... he / she / it sods   
Past simple: sodded   
Past participle: sodded   
-ing form: sodding   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover with sod

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "sod" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

sod (surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots)

 Context examples 

A sod covers his gentle form, and he knows no pain.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) converts highly reactive and damaging superoxide free radicals to peroxides that are less reactive than superoxide but stimulate apoptosis.

(Free Radical Induced Apoptosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Upon application of liposome-encapsulated recombinant human Cu/Zn SOD as a thin film on the irradiated area, the recombinant SOD1 is released and scavenges free oxygen radicals, thereby protecting cells from oxidative stress.

(Liposome-encapsulated Recombinant Human Cu/Zn Superoxide-dismutase, NCI Thesaurus)