plural of rod

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rod

A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff. / A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.

(construction) To reinforce concrete with metal rods. / (transitive) To furnish with rods, especially lightning rods. / (slang, vulgar, transitive) To penetrate sexually. / (slang) To hot rod.

A nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick.

simple past tense and past participle of rod

Reinforced by a rodding process.

present participle of rod

(construction) The process of reinforcing concrete with metal rods. / (medicine) The insertion of a metal rod or nail into the cavity of a bone, to treat deformity or fracture.

(informal) Alex Rodriguez (baseball player)