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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Rod is a noun that means a long, thin pole made of wood or metal, or a type of cell in the eye that helps you see in low light. Learn more about rod usage, synonyms, and translations with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   rod. noun. ˈräd. Synonyms of rod. 1. a (1) : a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush. (2) : osier. (3) : a stick or bundle of twigs used to punish. also : punishment. (4) : a shepherd's cudgel. (5) : a pole with a line and usually a reel attached for fishing. b (1) : a slender bar (as of wood or metal) (2)

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   noun. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. fishing rod. (in plastering or mortaring) a straightedge moved along screeds to even the plaster between them. a stick used for measuring.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryROD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Rod is a noun that means a long, thin pole made of wood or metal, or a type of cell in the eye. Learn how to use rod in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rodRod - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A rod is a bar or a stick, like the curtain rods in your windows or the steel rods inside the structure of a building that help make it sturdy. A rod can be a staff, like a walking stick, or a metal bar used in construction projects.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A rod is a long, thin metal or wooden bar, or a unit of length or area. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of rod in different contexts.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › rodRod - definition of rod by The Free Dictionary

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   A rod is a thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood, often having a particular function or use. Learn more about the different types, units, and meanings of rod from various sources and dictionaries.