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rod

/ɹɒd/ /ɹɑd/

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noun

A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.

Examples :

"The gardener used a long wooden rod to push the weeds away from the flowers. "

material thing item

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A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.

Examples :

"The tent's frame was constructed using strong wooden rods. "

material structure building

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A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.

Examples :

"When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water."

sport utensil fish

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A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.

Examples :

"The teacher used a wooden rod to punish the student for misbehaving. "

weapon item tradition culture

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An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.

Examples :

"The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod."

utensil weapon law society history tradition culture

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A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.

Examples :

"I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut."

utility item device science technical

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A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, 1/4 chain, 5 1/2 yards, 16 1/2 feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).

Examples :

"The farmer measured the length of the garden plot in rods. "

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An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5 1/2 yards.

Examples :

"The surveyor used the leveling rod to measure the height of the new building's foundation. "

technical utility device

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A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30 1/4 square yards or 1/160 acre.

Examples :

"The house had a small yard of about six rods in size."

area property unit math

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A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a drive-shaft.

Examples :

"The engine threw a rod, and then went to pieces before our eyes, springs and coils shooting in all directions."

machine technical part

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A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.

Examples :

"The rods are more sensitive than the cones, but do not discern color."

organ anatomy physiology biology

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Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.

Examples :

"He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria."

microorganism biology science

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A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.

Examples :

"The student used a glass rod to gently stir the solution in the beaker. "

utensil material chemistry science item thing

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A pistol; a gun.

Examples :

"My grandfather kept his old rod in a locked cabinet. "

weapon military

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Examples :

"I saw a man and his son playing in the park, and I noticed the boy's younger brother touching the man's rod. "

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A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.

Examples :

"My uncle's old Chevy pickup truck is a beautiful hot rod, completely customized with a powerful engine. "

vehicle style technology machine entertainment

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A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.

Examples :

"The security camera footage showed a strange rod streaking across the sky above the school parking lot. "

phenomena mythology space supernatural media technology

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A Cuisenaire rod.

Examples :

"The teacher used Cuisenaire rods to help the children learn about fractions. "

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A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive.

Examples :

"The steam locomotive's rod connected the front and back wheels, allowing them to turn together. "

machine technical part

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To reinforce concrete with metal rods.

Examples :

"The construction crew rodded the concrete pillars for extra strength. "

building material architecture

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To furnish with rods, especially lightning rods.

Examples :

"The electrician will rod the house with lightning rods to protect it from storms. "

technology building electric utility

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To penetrate sexually.

Examples :

"The bully tried to rod the younger student, but thankfully, another student intervened. "

sex body action human

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To hot rod.

Examples :

"He rodded his old car to make it faster for the upcoming race. "

vehicle style entertainment