a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool or weapon:

a rod forming part of a machine such as an engine, that turns in order to pass power on to the machine:

specialized medical the part of the hair above the scalp

specialized medical a long structure like a stem in the body

a long, either vertical or sloping, passage through a building or through the ground:

literary a clever remark, especially one that is intended as an attack on someone or something:

to cheat or trick someone, or to treat someone unfairly: