1.  cod(n = noun.plant) pod, seedcase - the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves);
is a kind of husk
has particulars: pea pod, peasecod

2.  cod(n = noun.food) codfish - lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached;
is a kind of saltwater fish
is a part of atlantic cod, gadus morhua
has particulars: salt cod

3.  cod(n = noun.animal) codfish - major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters;
is a kind of gadoid, gadoid fish
is a member of gadus, genus gadus
has particulars: codling, atlantic cod, gadus morhua, alaska cod, gadus macrocephalus, pacific cod, burbot, cusk, eelpout, ling, lota lota, schrod, scrod
Derived form noun codling₁

1.  cod(v = verb.communication) befool, 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!"
is one way to betray, deceive, lead astray
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

2.  cod(v = verb.communication) bait, 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"
is one way to bemock, mock
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

   cod(s = adj.all) collect - payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"

   cod(r = adv.all) c.o.d., cash on delivery - collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D."

1.  A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

2.  A small bag or pouch. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

3.  The scrotum. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

4.  A pillow or cushion. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

   An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities. [1913 Webster]
" There are several varieties; as shore cod, from shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue, buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under Buffalo." [1913 Webster]

cod, abbr.
1 a cash on delivery. b US collect on delivery.
2 Concise Oxford Dictionary.

cod, n. (pl. same) any large marine fish of the family Gadidae, used as food, esp. Gadus morhua.

Idiom:
cod-liver oil an oil pressed from the fresh liver of cod, which is rich in vitamins D and A.

cod, n. & v. Brit. sl.
--n.
1 a parody.
2 a hoax.
3 (attrib.) = MOCK adj.
--v. (codded, codding)
1 a intr. perform a hoax. b tr. play a trick on; fool.
2 tr. parody.

cod, n. sl. nonsense.

Etymology:
abbr. of CODSWALLOP

N  covering, cover, baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin, canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade, veil (shade), shield, roof, ceiling, thatch, tile, pantile, pentile, tiling, slates, slating, leads, barrack, plafond, planchment, tiling, shed, top, lid, covercle, door, operculum, bulkhead, bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil, finger stall, coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget, housing, antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah, pillowcase, pillowslip, linoleum, saddle cloth, blanket cloth, tidy, tilpah, apishamore, integument, tegument, skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide, pelt, peltry, cordwain, derm, robe, buffalo robe, cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis, clothing, mask, peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat, eggshell, glume, capsule, sheath, sheathing, pod, cod, casing, case, theca, elytron, elytrum, involucrum, wrapping, wrapper, envelope, vesicle, corn husk, corn shuck, dermatology, conchology, testaceology, inunction, incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction, scale, veneer, facing, overlay, plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate, engobe, ormolu, Sheffield plate, pavement, coating, paint, varnish, plating, barrel plating, anointing, enamel, epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition, ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo, cerement, ointment, covering, superimposed, overlaid, plated, cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary, skinny, scaly, squamous, covered, imbricated, loricated, armor plated, ironclad, under cover, cowled, cucullate, dermatoid, encuirassed, hooded, squamiferous, tectiform, vaginate.

alaska cod, atlantic cod, cape cod, cape cod bay, cape cod canal, cod liver, cod liver oil, cod oil, cultus cod, pacific cod, salt cod