1. rod, pole (a long thin stick)

2. rod (a thin cane or branch)

3. rod (a staff of office)

4. lance (bullfighting)

5. vara, a Spanish rod or yard (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 83.7 cm) (historical, measure)

6. vara, a square vara (a traditional unit of area equivalent to about 0.7 m²) (historical, measure)

7. yardstick (a straight-edge tool for measuring length)

8. yardstick (a standard used to establish a baseline for measurements or comparisons) (figurative, figuratively)