rod
🇺🇸
/rɑːd/
🇬🇧
/rɒd/
noun
C1
A long, thin, straight piece of wood, metal, or glass.
The curtain rod holds up the curtains above the window.
R
A stick used for catching fish, with a line and hook.
He used a fishing rod to catch a big fish.
R
A stick used to hit someone as punishment.
The old saying warns: 'Spare the rod and spoil the child.'
R
A small gun.
He kept a rod hidden in his coat pocket.
translation
A long, thin, straight piece of wood, metal, or glass.; A stick used for catching fish, with a line and hook.; A stick used to hit someone as punishment.; A small gun.
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rods