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R0281800 (rŏd)n.1. A thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood, often having a particular function or use, as:a. A fishing rod.b. A piston rod.c. An often expandable horizontal bar, especially of metal, used to suspend household items such as curtains or towels.d. A leveling rod.e. A lightning rod.f. A divining rod.g. A measuring stick.h. One of the horizontal elements in a truss system underneath a rail car, especially a freight car.2. A shoot or stem cut from or growing as part of a woody plant.3. a. A stick or bundle of sticks or switches used to give punishment by whipping.b. Punishment; correction.4. a. A scepter, staff, or wand symbolizing power or authority.b. Power or dominion, especially of a tyrannical nature: "under the rod of a cruel slavery" (John Henry Newman).5. Abbr. rda. A linear measure equal to 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet (5.03 meters). Also called pole².b. The square of this measure, equal to 30.25 square yards or 272.25 square feet (25.30 square meters).6. Anatomy Any of various rod-shaped cells in the retina that respond to dim light. Also called rod cell.7. Microbiology An elongated bacterium; a bacillus.8. Slang A pistol or revolver.9. Vulgar Slang A penis, especially when erect.

[Middle English rodd, from Old English.]

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(rɒd) n1. a slim cylinder of metal, wood, etc; stick or shaft2. a switch or bundle of switches used to administer corporal punishment3. any of various staffs of insignia or office4. power, esp of a tyrannical kind: a dictator's iron rod. 5. (Plants) a straight slender shoot, stem, or cane of a woody plant6. (Angling) See fishing rod7. (Units) a. a unit of length equal to 5 yardsb. a unit of square measure equal to 30 square yards8. (Building) a straight narrow board marked with the dimensions of a piece of joinery, as the spacing of steps on a staircase9. (Mechanical Engineering) a metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion: piston rod, con(necting) rod. Compare shaft⁵10. (Surveying) surveying another name (esp US) for staff¹⁸11. (Anatomy) Also called: retinal rod any of the elongated cylindrical cells in the retina of the eye, containing the visual purple (rhodopsin), which are sensitive to dim light but not to colour. Compare cone⁵12. (Microbiology) any rod-shaped bacterium13. a slang word for penis14. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) US slang name for pistol¹15. (Automotive Engineering) short for hotrod[Old English rodd; related to Old Norse rudda club, Norwegian rudda, rydda twig] ˈrodˌlike adj

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n. 1. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. a slender bar or tube for draping towels over, suspending curtains, etc. 4. a. a stick used for measuring. b. a unit of linear measure, 5½ yards or 16½ feet (5.03 m); pole. c. a unit of square measure, 30¼ square yards (25.3 sq m); rood. 5. a stick, or a bundle of sticks or switches bound together, used as an instrument of punishment. 6. punishment or discipline. 7. a staff or scepter carried as a symbol of office, authority, etc. 8. authority, sway, or rule, esp. when tyrannical. 9. fishing rod. 10. lightning rod. 11. one of the rodlike cells in the retina of the eye, sensitive to low intensities of light. Compare cone (def. 5). 12. (in plastering or mortaring) a straightedge moved along screeds to even the plaster between them. 13. Bible. a branch of a family; tribe. Ps. 74:2; Jer. 10:16. 14. Slang. a pistol or revolver. 15. a collapsible pole, conspicuously marked with graduations, held upright so that it can be read at a distance by a surveyor. [before 1150; rodd, late Old English; akin to Old Norse rudda club]

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(rŏd) One of the rod-shaped cells in the retina of the eye of many vertebrate animals. Rods are responsible for the ability to see in dim light. Compare cone.

rod

Also called a wand or blasting rod, this is a tool used by witches and magicians for conjuring and directing energy.

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A unit of length measure, equal to sixteen and a half feet, and often used when measuring land or fencing. A quarter-mile is eighty rods in length, as is a spool of barbed wire.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rod - a long thin implement made of metal or woodbaton, wand - a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choirbaton - a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majoretteconnecting rod - a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)control rod - a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reactionfishing pole, fishing rod - a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing lineimplement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an endkickstand - a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being riddenpole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plasticramrod - a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearmramrod - a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearmrotating shaft, shaft - a revolving rod that transmits power or motionshaft - a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)stair-rod - a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two stepstie rod - either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheelswand - a rod used by a magician or water diviner
	2.	rod - any rod-shaped bacteriumbacteria, bacterium - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plantsstreptobacillus - any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria
	3.	rod - a linear measure of 16.5 feetperch, poleBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomlinear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of lengthyard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stridefurlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards
	4.	rod - a square rod of landperch, polearea unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas
	5.	rod - a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim lightretinal rod, rod cellretina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nervevisual cell - one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to lightretinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
	6.	rod - a gangster's pistolgathandgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm - a firearm that is held and fired with one handjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

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noun1. stick, bar, pole, shaft, switch, crook, cane, birch, dowel reinforced with steel rods2. staff, baton, mace, wand, sceptre It was a witch-doctor's rod.

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nounA relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material:bar, bloom, shaft, slab, stick.

Translations

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(rod) noun a long thin stick or piece of wood, metal etc. an iron rod; a fishing-rod; a measuring-rod. 杆（，棒）

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hot rod

An automobile that has been specially refitted, redesigned, or altered in some way so as to achieve very high speeds and acceleration. I've spent nearly two years turning this old worn-out Mustang into one heck of a hot rod.See also: hot, rod

kiss the rod

To accept punishment passively. As a child, I always found it best to just kiss the rod—arguing with my parents always made the situation worse.See also: kiss, rod

lightning rod

Something or someone that becomes the focus of others' criticism or blame. Primarily heard in US. The CEO became a lightning rod for criticism when his company laid off a third of its employees.See also: lightning, rod

square rod

A measure of land equal to roughly 25 square miles. I need a measurement of the available land in square rods, please.See also: rod, square

stick to beat (someone or something) with

Something, often a mishap or misdeed, that is used as an excuse for criticism. Even the slightest mistake by Stan was enough to give the boss a stick to beat him with.See also: beat, stick

make a rod for (one's) own back

To cause problems for oneself in the future by doing something in the present that is ill advised. Primarily heard in UK. I'm telling you, if you don't get some more exercise now, you'll be making a rod for yourself when you get older.See also: back, make, own, rod

rule with a rod of iron

To rule, govern, or control a group or population with complete power over all aspects of life, work, etc. He rules with a rod of iron, and moves swiftly to gain control over any entity that is not already in his grasp. She has ruled this company with a rod of iron for three decades, and it's going to be difficult for her to let go of control.See also: iron, of, rod, rule

a rod in pickle

obsolete A punishment or retaliation kept in store for future use. The prime minister insisted that Britain had a rod in pickle for any nation that dared encroach upon its sovereign borders in force.See also: pickle, rod

spare the rod and spoil the child

If you avoid disciplining your child for behaving badly, they will never grow out of that bad behavior and will become spoiled as a result. I just think it's crazy that Susan and Jonathan let their children dictate the terms of the house like that. They have got to lay down the law—spare the rod and spoil the child.See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

rain stair-rods

old-fashioned To rain extremely heavily. Primarily heard in UK. We've been preparing for this match for weeks, but I heard it's going to be raining stair-rods tomorrow. We were looking forward to sunny skies in Portugal, but it rained stair-rods the whole time we were there.See also: rain

rule with an iron rod

To rule, govern, or control a group or population with complete, typically tyrannical authority over all aspects of life, work, etc. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rule" and "with." He rules with an iron rod, and moves swiftly to gain control over any entity that is not already in his grasp. She has ruled this company with an iron rod for three decades, and it's going to be difficult for her to let go of control.See also: iron, rod, rule

spare the rod and spoil the child.

Prov. You should punish a child when he or she misbehaves, because if you do not, the child will grow up expecting everyone to indulge him or her. Jane: How can you allow your little boy to be so rude? Ellen: It distresses me to punish him. Jane: lean understand that, but spare the rod and spoil the child.See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

hot rod

An automobile modified to increase its speed and acceleration, as in Kids love to tinker with cars and try to convert them into hot rods. [Mid-1900s] Also see hopped up. See also: hot, rod

spare the rod and spoil the child

Discipline is necessary for good upbringing, as in She lets Richard get away with anything-spare the rod, you know. This adage appears in the Bible (Proverbs 13:24) and made its way into practically every proverb collection. It originally referred to corporal punishment. It is still quoted, often in shortened form, and today does not necessarily mean physical discipline. See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

a lightning rod for something

mainly AMERICANIf someone is a lightning rod for something such as anger or criticism, they are the person who is naturally blamed or criticized by people, although there are other people who are responsible. She has become a lightning rod for criticism of the administration. He told the Palermo court he was an innocent lightning rod for Italy's many crime problems. Note: You can also just call someone a lightning rod. She was the party's chief manager, star campaigner and also its lightning rod. Note: A lightning rod is a long metal strip, one end of which is fixed on the roof of a building, with the other end in the ground to protect the building from being damaged by lightning. See also: lightning, rod, something

make a rod for your own back

BRITISHIf you make a rod for your own back, you do something which will cause you many problems in the future. You're making a rod for your own back, you know, letting the child into your bed at night. You'll never get her to stay in her own bed now. Note: Verbs such as create are sometimes used instead of make. In a way, the company's success has created a rod for its own back, for the style is copied everywhere. Note: This expression refers to someone providing the stick with which they themselves will be beaten. See also: back, make, own, rod

spare the rod and spoil the child

People say spare the rod and spoil the child, to mean that if you do not punish a child severely when the child behaves badly, their behaviour will become worse. Kids needed authority figures — spare the rod and spoil the child. Note: People sometimes just say spare the rod. We believe in discipline. We don't spare the rod.See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

kiss the rod

accept punishment meekly or submissively. This idiom refers to a former practice of making a child kiss the rod with which it was beaten. It is used by Shakespeare in Two Gentlemen of Verona: ‘How wayward is this foolish love That, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse And presently all humbled kiss the rod’.See also: kiss, rod

make a rod for your own back

do something likely to cause difficulties for yourself later.See also: back, make, own, rod

a rod in pickle

a punishment in store. In pickle means ‘preserved ready for future use’. This form, which dates from the mid 17th century, has superseded an earlier mid 16th-century variant a rod in piss .See also: pickle, rod

rule someone or something with a rod of iron

control or govern someone or something very strictly or harshly. This expression comes from Psalm 2:9: ‘Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel’.See also: iron, of, rod, rule, someone, something

spare the rod and spoil the child

if children are not physically punished when they do wrong their personal development will suffer. proverbSee also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

a rod/stick to ˈbeat somebody with

a fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish somebody: The results of the national exams this year are being used as another stick to beat teachers with.See also: beat, rod, somebody, stick

make a rod for your own ˈback

do something which is likely to cause problems for yourself, especially in the future: I think she’s making a rod for her own back by not telling him she’s leaving. When he finds out, there’ll be trouble.See also: back, make, own, rod

rule (somebody/something) with a rod of ˈiron/with an iron ˈhand

(informal) control somebody/something in a very strong or strict way: They ruled the country with an iron hand and anybody who protested was arrested.See also: hand, iron, of, rod, rule

ˌspare the ˈrod and ˌspoil the ˈchild

(saying) if you do not punish a child for behaving badly, he/she will behave badly in futureSee also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

(hot) rod

n. a car that has been customized for power and speed by the owner. My rod’ll outrun yours any day. See also: hot, rod

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verbSee hot rod

lightning rod

n. someone, something, or an issue that is certain to draw criticism. Why write such a boastful introduction to your book. I will just be a lightning rod for criticism. See also: lightning, rod

rod

1. n. a gun; a revolver. (Underworld.) I got a rod in my pocket. Don’t move. 2. Go to (hot) rod.

wrinkle-rod

n. the crankshaft of an engine. A wrinkle-rod’ll set you back about $199, plus installation charges, of course.

rule with an iron hand/rod, to

Stern or tyrannical rule. This term comes from Tyndall’s translation of the Bible (1526): “And he shall rule them with a rodde of yron.” It was later transferred to any kind of stern domination, either serious or ironic. For the latter, Anthony Trollope used it in Barchester Towers (1857): “In matters domestic she . . . ruled with a rod of iron.” See also iron hand (in a velvet glove).See also: hand, iron, rule

spare the rod and spoil the child

Discipline makes for a good upbringing. This warning appears in the Bible (“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes,” Proverbs 13:24), and is repeated in numerous subsequent proverb collections. Although today we frown on corporal punishment, the term persists, the rod now usually signifying discipline in a looser sense. Stanley Walker, who delighted in mixing metaphors and clichés, wrote: “He never spared the rod or spoiled the broth” (The Uncanny Knacks of Mr. Doherty, 1941).See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoil

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stick to beat (someone or something) with

make a rod for (one's) own back

rule with a rod of iron

a rod in pickle

spare the rod and spoil the child

rain stair-rods

rule with an iron rod

spare the rod and spoil the child.

hot rod

spare the rod and spoil the child

a lightning rod for something

make a rod for your own back

spare the rod and spoil the child

kiss the rod

make a rod for your own back

a rod in pickle

rule someone or something with a rod of iron

spare the rod and spoil the child

a rod/stick to ˈbeat somebody with

make a rod for your own ˈback

rule (somebody/something) with a rod of ˈiron/with an iron ˈhand

ˌspare the ˈrod and ˌspoil the ˈchild

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noun a relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material

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