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TOEFL BNC: 3674 COCA: 4575

rod

rod /ˈrɑːd/ noun
plural rods
rod
/ˈrɑːd/
noun
plural rods
Learner's definition of ROD
[count]
: a straight, thin stick or bar棍;杆;棒
see also lightning rod, ramrod
: a pole with a line and usually a reel that is used in fishing钓鱼竿;鱼竿
old-fashioned : a stick used to hit or whip someone as a form of punishment(责打人用的)棍棒

rule with a rod of iron

see 2rule
see also hot rod
TOEFL BNC: 3674 COCA: 4575
1
a(1)
: a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush
(2)
: osier
(3)
: a stick or bundle of twigs used to punish
also : punishment
(4)
: a shepherd's cudgel
(5)
: a pole with a line and usually a reel attached for fishing
b(1)
: a slender bar (as of wood or metal)
(2)
: a bar or staff for measuring
(3)
: scepter
also : a wand or staff carried as a badge of office (as of marshal)
2
a
: a unit of length see Weights and Measures Table
b
: a square rod
3
: any of the long rod-shaped photosensitive receptors in the retina responsive to faint light compare cone sense 3a
4
: a rod-shaped bacterium
5
slang : handgun
rodless adjective
rodlike adjective

Example Sentences

arrested for using a rod on his dogs in violation of the state's animal cruelty laws
Recent Examples on the Web There’s hardly a more important fishing item than the rod or pole itself. Mark Stock, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2022 The highest rod provides hanging space for longer garments, like dresses or robes. Andrea Cooley, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 The valve does not seal against the shock tube but rather allows fluid to flow through a passage in the shock rod, bypassing the main piston valve. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022 When the striking rod is deployed, users can push down on it to produce high-temperature sparks. Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2022 Skewer 2 regular marshmallows or 1 jumbo marshmallow onto the rod. Tanya Sichynsky, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 This tube is easy to clean by pulling the central rod. Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 My rod was bent double, and the fish took out all the fly line—reserve line that is there for these moments—well into the backing. David Coggins, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022 Bring your own rod and reel or borrow one from the presenters. cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English rodd; akin to Old Norse rudda club

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of rod was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 3674 COCA: 4575

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