Meanings

(metal) bar

pole vault

bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)

to waste

reading in a monotone

steel rod

severe attack

gossip

log

metal rod

flunky

(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars

bar set in a horizontal position

looter

bar magnet

game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole

galley setting

drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.)

batting

(police officer's) baton