ROD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ROD is a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush How to use rod in a sentence a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush; osier; a stick or bundle of twigs used to punish; also : punishment… See the full definition Games; Word of the Day; Grammar; Wordplay; Slang; Rhymes; Word Finder