rod
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/ΙΉΙd/
English
Definitions
noun
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
- 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.βWhen I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water.β
- A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
verb
- To reinforce concrete with metal rods.
- To furnish with rods, especially lightning rods.
- To penetrate sexually.
- To hot rod.