Meaning of Pod | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
2. Initialism of print on demand.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
3. A small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.
4. Initialism of proof of delivery.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
5. A bag; a pouch.
   UK, dialectal, obsolete
6. Initialism of plain old data.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
7. A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.
   collective
8. Initialism of point of divergence.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
9. A group of people who regularly interact.
   broadly
10. Initialism of place of death.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
11. A small section of a larger office, compartmentalised for a specific purpose.
12. A subsection of a prison, containing a number of inmates.
13. A very small room or space for one person to inhabit, as in a capsule hotel.
14. A nicotine cartridge.
15. A lie-flat business or first class seat.
16. A tapered, cylindrical body of ore or minerals.
17. A straight channel or groove in the body of certain forms of, usually tapered, augers and boring-bits.
18. Clipping of podcast.
    Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
19. A set of commercials to be shown together.
20. In rugby union, a small group (usually 3 or 4) of forwards working together as a group in open play.
21. Clipping of isopod.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

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Examples

“cart, that is clouted and shod, cart ladder and wimble, with perser and pod”

“These matrilineal groups associate with related families, who are probably sister lineages, to form pods.”

“For many people forming pods last year, finding compatible people to group with was not a cost but a goal. Private companies that create educational software for pods report that people prefer to group with their friends in order to reduce the incentive to have social contacts outside of their pods.”

“I'd started shopping at 2 a.m., and the pod I listened to while shopping was almost through, so had to be 3 damn near.”

“These ads are shown during commercial breaks when there is no game action. Usually, multiple spots are grouped into a pod of commercials.”

“Vickers et al. found that at entry to the study, that is, when it was thought that cure was no longer possible, 98 (68%) of 164 families recorded a preference for home as POD.”

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