1A long, straight, slender object made of wood, metal, etc., used as a handle, support, or tool.
公園で子どもたちが棒を持って遊んでいた。
Children were playing with sticks in the park.
カーテンを吊るすための棒を買ってきた。
I bought a rod for hanging the curtains.
彼は太い棒を杖代わりにして山道を歩いた。
He used a thick stick as a walking staff on the mountain trail.
リレー競技では棒（バトン）を落とすと失格になる。
In relay races, dropping the baton results in disqualification.
2A straight line or bar, as used in a symbol or graph — for example, the bars in a bar graph.
アンケートの結果を棒グラフにまとめた。
I summarized the survey results in a bar graph.
長音を表すとき、カタカナの後に棒（ー）をつける。
To indicate a long vowel, a bar (ー) is added after the katakana.
3(Internet slang) Speaking or reading in a flat, emotionless monotone; used as a shorthand for 棒読み ("reading in a monotone").
セリフが棒で、演技がぎこちなく見えた。
The delivery was flat and monotone, making the acting look stiff.
配信中に台本を棒で読んでいると視聴者に指摘された。
Viewers pointed out that the streamer was reading the script in a flat monotone during the broadcast.