rod | Definition of rod

Synonyms and Antonyms of rod

1 a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

arrested for using a rod on his dogs in violation of the state's animal cruelty laws

Synonyms of rod

bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, cudgel, nightstick, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]

Words Related to rod

blackjack, knobkerrie, mace

birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch

beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer

crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee

2 a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide

a curtain rod

Synonyms of rod

Words Related to rod

arbor, beam, board, crossbar, crossbeam, girder

bloom, ingot, slab, stick