“cod”

Definitions

• adverb

  collecting the charges upon delivery

  Synonyms: cash on delivery

  • Example:“mail a package C.O.D.”

• adjective

  payable by the recipient on delivery

  Synonyms: collect

  • Example:“a collect call”
  • Example:“The letter came collect.”

• noun

  the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

  Synonyms: pod, seedcase

• noun

  lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached

  Synonyms: codfish

• noun

  major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters

  Synonyms: codfish

• verb

  fool or hoax

  Synonyms: gull, dupe, slang, befool, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across

  • Example:“The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone.”
  • Example:“You can't fool me!”