English-Thai Dictionary

rod

N คันเบ็ด  fishing rod kan-bed

 

rod

N ปืน เล็ก  ปืนสั้น  pistol puan-lek

 

rod

N ไม้ วัด  pole mai-wad

 

rod

N ไม้ หรื อโลหะ แท่ง ยาวๆ  ท่อนไม้ หรื อโลหะ  bar stick mai-rue-lo-ha-tang-yao-yao

 

rod

N ไม้เรียว  whipping stick mai-reo

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROD

n.[L. radius, ray, radix, root. See also Rad. ] 1. The shoot or long twig of any woody plant; a branch, or the stem of a shrub; as a rod of hazle, of birch, of oak or hickory. Hence,
2. An instrument of punishment or correction; chastisement.
I will chasten him with the rod of men. 2 Samuel 7:14; Proverbs 1 :13.
3. Discipline; ecclesiastical censures. 1 Corinthians 4:21.
4. A king of scepter.
The rod and bird of peace.
5. A pole for angling; something long and slender.
6. An instrument for measuring; but more generally, a measure of length containing five yards, or sixteen feet and a half; a pole; a perch. In many parts of the United States, rod is universally used for pole or perch.
7. In Scripture, a staff or wand. 1 Samuel 14:27.
8. Support.
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4.
9. A shepherd's crook. Leviticus 27:32.
1 . An instrument for threshing. Isaiah 28:27.
11. Power; authority. Psalm 125:3.
12. A tribe or race. Psalm 74:2.
Rod of iron, the mighty power of Christ. Revelation 19:15; Psalm 2:9.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROD

Rod, n. Etym: [The same word as rood. See Rood. ]

 

1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes ). Specifically: (a ) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement. He that spareth his rod hateth his son. Prov. xiii. 24.

 

(b ) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression. "The rod, and bird of peace. " Shak. (c ) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. Gay. (d ) (Mach. & Structure ) A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc. ; a connecting bar. (e ) An instrument for measuring.

 

2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole. Black rod. See in the Vocabulary. -- Rods and cones (Anat. ), the elongated cells or elements of the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are cylindrical, others somewhat conical.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rod

rod |räd rɑd | ▶noun 1 a thin straight bar, esp. of wood or metal. • a wand or staff as a symbol of office, authority, or power. • a slender straight stick or shoot growing on or cut from a tree or bush. • a stick used for caning or flogging. • (the rod ) the use of such a stick as punishment: if you'd been my daughter, you'd have felt the rod. • vulgar slang a penis. 2 a fishing rod. 3 historical a linear measure, esp. for land, equal to 5 1 /2 yards (approximately 5.029 m ). • (also square rod ) a square measure, esp. for land, equal to 160th of an acre or 30 1 /4 square yards (approximately 25.29 sq m ). 4 informal a pistol or revolver. 5 Anatomy a light-sensitive cell of one of the two types present in large numbers in the retina of the eye, responsible mainly for monochrome vision in poor light. Compare with cone ( sense 3 ). PHRASES ride the rods see ride. rule someone or something with a rod of iron control or govern someone or something very strictly or harshly. spare the rod and spoil the child proverb if children are not physically punished when they do wrong, their personal development will suffer. DERIVATIVES rod less adjective, rod let |-lət |noun, rod like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN late 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. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

rod

rod |rɒd | ▶noun 1 a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal. • a wand or staff as a symbol of office, authority, or power. • a slender straight stick or shoot growing on or cut from a tree or bush. • a stick used for caning or flogging. • (the rod ) the use of a stick as punishment: if you'd been my daughter, you'd have felt the rod. • vulgar slang a man's penis. 2 a fishing rod. • an angler. 3 historical, chiefly Brit. another term for perch 3 ( sense 1 ). • (also square rod ) another term for perch 3 ( sense 2 ). 4 US informal a pistol or revolver. 5 Anatomy a light-sensitive cell of one of the two types present in large numbers in the retina of the eye, responsible mainly for monochrome vision in poor light. Compare with cone ( sense 3 of the noun ). PHRASES kiss the rod see kiss. make a rod for one's own back do something likely to cause difficulties for oneself later. rule with a rod of iron control or govern very strictly or harshly. spare the rod and spoil the child proverb if children are not physically punished when they do wrong their personal development will suffer. DERIVATIVES rodless adjective, rodlet noun, rod-like adjective ORIGIN late 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 ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

rod

rod noun 1 an iron rod: bar, stick, pole, baton, staff; shaft, strut, rail, spoke. 2 the ceremonial rod: staff, mace, scepter. 3 (the rod ) instruction was accompanied by the rod: corporal punishment, the cane, the lash, the birch; beating, flogging, caning, birching.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

rod

rod noun 1 an iron rod: bar, stick, pole, baton, staff; shaft, strut, rail, spoke; cane, birch, switch; historical knout. 2 the ceremonial rod of the House of Commons: staff, wand, mace, sceptre; Greek Mythology caduceus. 3 (the rod ) instruction in these subjects was brisk and accompanied by the rod: corporal punishment, the cane, the lash, the birch, the belt, the strap; beating, flogging, caning, birching. WORD LINKS rod rhabdoid rod-shaped Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

rod

rod /rɑd |rɔd /〖原義は 「むち 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 (木 金属などの )棒 , さお ; 釣りざお ; 占い棒 ; 避雷針 ▸ fish with rod and line 釣りをする ▸ a curtain rod カーテンレール 2 (まっすぐな )細枝 , 若枝 .3 (棒状の )むち ; 〖the ～〗むち打ち, (体 )罰, 懲らしめ ▸ Spare the rod and spoil the child .｟ことわざ ｠子供は甘やかすとだめになる ; 「かわいい子には旅をさせよ 」4 ｟米俗 ｠拳 （けん ）銃 , ピストル .5 ロッド 〘長さの単位; 5.5ヤード (5.0292メートル ) に相当 〙; 平方ロッド 〘面積の単位; 30.25平方ヤード 〙.6 官杖 （かんじょう ）, 権力, 権威 .k ì ss the r ó d 甘んじて罰せられる .m à ke a r ó d for one's ò wn b á ck 自分で災いの種をまく .r ì de [h ì t ] the r ó ds ｟米俗 ｠貨物列車にこっそり乗る .r ù le A with a r ò d of í ron A 〈人 集団 〉を鉄のむちをもって治める ; Aに対して圧政を行う 〘聖書より 〙.