English

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Noun

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OT (countable and uncountable, plural OTs)

  1. (sports) Initialism of overtime.
  2. (healthcare) Initialism of occupational therapist.
    • 2016 June 30, Kate Murray, “How occupational therapists help keep older people out of hospital”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Occupational therapists (OTs), with their skills in promoting greater mobility, are a key ingredient in this multidisciplinary, more proactive approach. [] In many areas, similar thinking is driving new work on integrating healthcare professionals, including OTs, to maximise resources and to improve patient care.
  3. (healthcare) Initialism of occupational therapy.
  4. (informatics) Initialism of operational technology.
  5. (linguistics) Initialism of optimality theory.
  6. (American football, Canadian football) Initialism of offensive tackle.
  7. Initialism of operating theatre.

Derived terms

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overtime

Proper noun

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OT

  1. (Christianity, Judaism) Initialism of Old Testament.
    Coordinate term: NT
  2. (Scientology) Initialism of Operating Thetan.

Adjective

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OT (comparative more OT, superlative most OT)

  1. (Internet) off-topic

Prepositional phrase

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OT

  1. (UK, slang) Initialism of out of town.
    • 2024, “Entrapreneur”, performed by Central Cee:
      Unbankin' packs and touches faeces, I was OT, you would find it gross

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Etymology

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From an initialism of English overtime.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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OT

  1. (Cantonese) to work overtime

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Romanian

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Proper noun

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OT

  1. Abbreviation of Olt, a county in Romania.