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rod

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rod

noun countable

UK /rɒd/

Word Forms

singular	rod
plural	rods

1
a long thin bar or stick made of plastic, wood, or glass
a curtain rod
Synonyms and related words
Long and thin objects
line
strip
stick
1. 1a
  a fishing rod
  Synonyms and related words
  Hunting, shooting and fishing equipment
  bait
  barb
  cockpit
2
medicala long thin cell in the retina in your eye. Rods make it possible for people and animals to see when there is not much light.
Synonyms and related words
The eye and parts of the eye
aqueous humour
baby blues
choroid
See alsocone
3
spare the rod and spoil the child
used to say that if you are not strict enough with your child in childhood they are bound to have problems when they grow up
Spare the rod and spoil the child are true words of wisdom.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 26/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017
4
make rod for your own back
used to say that something you are doing will be to your disadvantage later on
If you try to do everything from scratch yourself you are making a rod for your own back.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 02/08/2017
Open Dictionary - August2017

phrases

a rod for your own back

rod

noun countable

US /rɑd/

Word Forms

singular	rod
plural	rods

1
a long thin bar or stick made of plastic, wood, or glass
a curtain rod
Synonyms and related words
Long and thin objects
line
strip
stick
1. 1a
  a fishing rod
  Synonyms and related words
  Hunting, shooting and fishing equipment
  bait
  barb
  cockpit
2
spare the rod and spoil the child
used to say that if you are not strict enough with your child in childhood they are bound to have problems when they grow up
Spare the rod and spoil the child are true words of wisdom.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 26/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017
3
make rod for your own back
used to say that something you are doing will be to your disadvantage later on
If you try to do everything from scratch yourself you are making a rod for your own back.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 02/08/2017
Open Dictionary - August2017

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