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sod

/sɒd/
Meanings
  • noun

    Soil or earth, often used in the context of laying sod for lawns.

    - "After preparing the ground, the gardener laid the sod and watered it carefully."
    - "The new sod looked beautiful against the backdrop of the lush green garden."
  • verb

    A term used in cricket to describe the act of replacing the disturbed soil with fresh soil after a batsman digs it up with their foot.

    - "The umpire signaled for the batsman to 'sod off' after he criticized the pitch."
    - "The bowler's foot dislodged a piece of sod, and the batsman was given out for obstructing the field."
Pronunciation
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Rhymes
Words rhyming with sod
god , rod
Homophones
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  1. sodium (en) : a chemical element

  2. sodomy (en) : homosexual acts

Variants
List of all variants of sod that leads to same result
sod , sods , sodded , sodding , sod off , sodded off , sodding off , sods off , sod all , Sod's Law , care a sod , give a sod , give/care a sod
Etymology
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Old English sōd, sōth: earth, ground

Trivia
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  1. In cricket, the term 'sod off' is a polite way of telling someone to leave.

  2. The word 'sod' is also used as a euphemism for 'damn' or 'hell' in some English dialects.

Related Concepts
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  1. lawn: A type of grassland used for decorative or recreational purposes.

  2. turf: A layer of soil with its roots and living grasses or other vegetation growing on it.

Culture
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In literature, sod has been used as a term for soil and as a derogatory term for homosexuals.

How to Memorize "sod"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a lush green lawn being laid with fresh sod. Visualize the process of preparing the ground, spreading the sod, and watering it.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'sod' with 'soil' or 'earth'. Remember that it's often used in the context of laying sod for a lawn.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Soil, On Delicate Ground' to remember the meaning of 'sod' as soil or earth.

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