cod

1. 1.

   fool or hoax

   “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”

   “You can't fool me!”

   Synonymsgulldupeslangbefoolfoolput ontake input one overput one across

   Broaderdeceive

   Narrowerpull the leg of
2. 2.

   harass with persistent criticism or carping

   “The children teased the new teacher”

   “Don't ride me so hard over my failure”

   “His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie”

   Synonymsteaserazzragtantalizetantalisebaittaunttwitrallyride

1. 1.

   payable by the recipient on delivery

   “a collect call”

   “the letter came collect”

   “a COD parcel”

   Synonymscollect

   Similardue

1. 1.

   collecting the charges upon delivery

   “mail a package C.O.D.”

   SynonymsC.O.D.cash on delivery

Other forms of cod

plural

cod(unchanged)

past tense or participle

codded

present participle

codding

third person

cods·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cod

What does cod mean?

cod means "the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cod?

cod has 1 syllable: cod. In IPA it is /ˈkɑd/.

What is another word for cod?

Close synonyms include pod, seedcase, codfish, codfish, gull. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cod a common word?

cod is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.