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COD
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Irregular inflected forms: codded , codding
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
Synonyms:
cod; codfish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cod" is a kind of...):
gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cod"):
codling (young codfish)
Atlantic cod; Gadus morhua (one of the world's most important commercial fishes)
Alaska cod; Gadus macrocephalus; Pacific cod (closely related to Atlantic cod)
burbot; cusk; eelpout; ling; Lota lota (elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth)
schrod; scrod (young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking)
Holonyms ("cod" is a member of...):
Gadus; genus Gadus (type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes)
Derivation:
codling (young codfish)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
Synonyms:
cod; codfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("cod" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cod"):
salt cod (codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes)
Holonyms ("cod" is a part of...):
Atlantic cod; Gadus morhua (one of the world's most important commercial fishes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cod" is a kind of...):
husk (outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cod"):
pea pod; peasecod (husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Payable by the recipient on delivery
Example:
a COD parcel
Synonyms:
cod; collect
Classified under:
Similar:
due (owed and payable immediately or on demand)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Harass with persistent criticism or carping
Example:
His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
Synonyms:
bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "cod" is one way to...):
bemock; mock (treat with contempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cod"):
barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff (laugh at with contempt and derision)
banter; chaff; jolly; josh; kid (be silly or tease one another)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fool or hoax
Example:
You can't fool me!
Synonyms:
befool; cod; dupe; fool; gull; put on; put one across; put one over; slang; take in
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "cod" is one way to...):
betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cod"):
kid; pull the leg of (tell false information to for fun)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Collecting the charges upon delivery
Example:
mail a package C.O.D.
Synonyms:
C.O.D.; cash on delivery; COD
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