rod

noun

/rɒd/

/rɑːd/

Idioms

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(often used in compounds) a long straight piece of wood, metal or glass
Extra Examples
- The concrete is reinforced with steel rods.
- I finally managed to fix the curtain rods above the windows.
- After the accident she had an operation to put strengthening rods in her legs.
- He heated the end of the iron rod.
- a glass fibre rod 2 or 3 mm in diameter
see also lightning rod
(also fishing rod, North American English also fishing pole)
a long wooden or plastic stick with a fishing line and hook attached, used for catching fish
- fishing with rod and line
Wordfinder
- bait
- bite
- dragnet
- fishing
- fly
- hook
- line
- net
- rod
- trawl
(also the rod)
(old-fashioned) a stick that is used for hitting people as a punishment
- There used to be a saying: ‘Spare the rod and spoil the child.’
(North American English, slang) a small gun

单词	rod
释义	rod noun /rɒd/ /rɑːd/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image (often used in compounds) a long straight piece of wood, metal or glass Extra Examples The concrete is reinforced with steel rods. I finally managed to fix the curtain rods above the windows. After the accident she had an operation to put strengthening rods in her legs. He heated the end of the iron rod. a glass fibre rod 2 or 3 mm in diameter see also lightning rod (also fishing rod, North American English also fishing pole) a long wooden or plastic stick with a fishing line and hook attached, used for catching fish fishing with rod and line Wordfinder bait bite dragnet fishing fly hook line net rod trawl (also the rod) (old-fashioned) a stick that is used for hitting people as a punishment There used to be a saying: ‘Spare the rod and spoil the child.’ (North American English, slang) a small gun see also dowsing rod, fuel rod, hot rod Word Originlate Old English rodd ‘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’. Idioms make a rod for your own back to do something that will cause problems for you in the futureTopics Difficulty and failurec2 a rod/stick to beat somebody with a fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish somebodyTopics Opinion and argumentc2 rule (somebody/something) with a rod of iron to control a person or a group of people very severely Rod /rɒd/ /rɑːd/ jump to other results a first name for boys, short for Roderick or Rodney
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