| cod | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. cod, pod, seedcase | the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves). |
| ~ husk | outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds. |
| ~ pea pod, peasecod | husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas. |
| n. (food) | 2. cod, codfish | lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached. |
| ~ atlantic cod, gadus morhua | one of the world's most important commercial fishes. |
| ~ saltwater fish | flesh of fish from the sea used as food. |
| ~ salt cod | codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes. |
| n. (animal) | 3. cod, codfish | major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters. |
| ~ gadoid, gadoid fish | a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae. |
| ~ gadus, genus gadus | type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes. |
| ~ 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, lota lota, eelpout, cusk, ling | 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. |
| v. (communication) | 4. befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | fool or hoax.; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
| ~ kid, pull the leg of | tell false information to for fun.; "Are you pulling my leg?" |
| ~ deceive, lead astray, betray | cause someone to believe an untruth.; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | 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" |
| ~ bemock, mock | treat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" |
| ~ jeer, scoff, flout, gibe, barrack | laugh at with contempt and derision.; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" |
| ~ banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid | be silly or tease one another.; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
| adj. | 6. cod, collect | payable by the recipient on delivery.; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" |
| ~ due | owed and payable immediately or on demand.; "payment is due" |
| adv. | 7. c.o.d., cash on delivery, cod | collecting the charges upon delivery.; "mail a package C.O.D." |
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