Cases of word usage

1) a bar or a rod on which a pair of wheels turn (axle)

2) to beat (a person, animal) severely with a rod or whip (flog)

3) (in history) a heavy club with a metal head covered with spikes; a ceremonial rod carried by an official, e.g. a Mayor (mace)

4) a decorated rod carried as symbol of power or authority by a ruler (sceptre)

5) a thin rod used for spinning; a bar on which something turns (e.g. an 'axle') (spindle)

6) the liquid in the mouth or the act of sending it out of the mouth; a long pointed metal rod used for roasting meat; a long, narrow piece of land (spit)