a rod is a form of:

Rod



noun
1.
(Any straight bar of wood metal, etc. stick or switch used to punish or correct children; lightning conductor linear measure equal to 5 12 yards or 16 12 feet, (slang) a pistol or revolver) ដងយុថ្កា, ដងជញ្ជីងខ្លះ, មេរូតវាំងនន, វាយដោយខ្សែ, កាំភ្លើង, តម្រុយសម្រាប់តម្រង់ទិស, ឈើវែង (ឈើស្នូ), ថ្នោលឈើសាវ metal rod អ្វីៗដែលមួលវែង, fishing rod ដងសន្ទូច, one rod in length រង្វាស់ប្រវែង ១៦ហ្វ៊ីត
2.
(SLANG) កាំភ្លើងដៃ
Example: carry a rod
  • hot rod hot rod
    - រថយន្តចាស់ដែលគេច្នៃដាក់ម៉ាកសេរីថ្មី!
  • kiss the rod
    - ទទួលយកដោយគ្មានត្អូញតែ្អរ
  • lightning rod
    - ប្រដាប់ស្រូបផ្គរ ឬ រន្ទះ
    - បរាសនី (គ្រឿងស្រូបផ្លេកបន្ទោ)
  • rule with a rod of iron
    - គ្រប់គ្រងដោយតឹងរ៉ឹងឬឃោរឃៅ
  • rule with rod of iron
    - គ្រប់គ្រងយ៉ាតឃោរឃៅ
  • spare the rod
    - ធូរ (នឹងកូនចៅ)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
2.
An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.
3.
A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
4.
A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.
5.
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.
6.
An instrument for measuring.
7.
A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole.