rod
A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
Example
“The circus strong man proved his strength by bending an iron rod, and then straightening it.”
Other meanings
A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
“When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water.”
Related words
- rodmaker
- rodmaking
- stunrod
- Aaron's rod
- anglerod
- Auer rod
- axlerod
- green rod
- boning rod
- carpet rod
- cleaning rod
- connecting rod
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "rodde".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rod” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.