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   rod

   /rɒd/

   noun

   • 1. a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal: "concrete walls reinforced with steel rods" Similar barstickpolebatonstaffshaftstrutrailspokecanebirchswitchhistorical:knout
   • ▪ a wand or staff as a symbol of office, authority, or power: "the royal insignia included the ring, the sceptre, and the rod" Similar staffwandmacesceptrecaduceus
   • ▪ a slender straight stick or shoot growing on or cut from a tree or bush: "the roof is formed of willow and hazel rods woven between willow rafters"
   • ▪ a stick used for caning or flogging: "he swung the rod again in a threatening arc"
   • ▪ the use of a stick as punishment: "if you'd been my daughter, you'd have felt the rod" Similar corporal punishmentthe canethe lashthe birchthe beltthe strapbeatingfloggingcaningbirching
   • ▪ a man's penis. vulgar slang
   • 2. a fishing rod: "he hooked an enormous fish which almost pulled the rod from out of his hands"
   • ▪ an angler: "over a hundred rods turned out for the day, including some famous names"
   • 3. another term for perch historical British
   • ▪ another term for perch
   • 4. a pistol or revolver. informal US
   • 5. a light-sensitive cell of one of the two types present in large numbers in the retina of the eye, responsible mainly for monochrome vision in poor light.

   Word Origin late Old Englishrodd ‘slender shoot growing on or cut from a tree’, also ‘straight stick or bundle of twigs used to inflict punishment’; probably related to Old Norse rudda ‘club’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rodless adjective
   • 2. rodlet noun
   • 3. rodlike adjective

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   The meaning of ROD is a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush. How to use rod in a sentence.

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   Rod definition: a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.. See examples of ROD used in a sentence.

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   Definition of rod noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › rodMeaning of rod – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A rod is a thin, straight pole, such as a fishing rod or a steel rod. Find out how to say rod in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and more.

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   Oct 4, 2024 · A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff. The circus strong man proved his strength by bending an iron rod, and then straightening it. A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent. (fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryROD definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   any straight, or almost straight, stick, shaft, bar, staff, etc., of wood, metal, or other material. curtain rods, a lightning rod. 4. a. a stick or switch, or a bundle of sticks or switches, for beating as punishment. b. punishment; chastisement.