cane
noun
[ keɪn ]
• the hollow jointed stem of a tall grass, especially bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem of a slender palm such as rattan.
• a length of cane or a slender stick, especially one used as a support for plants, a walking stick, or an instrument of punishment.
• "tie the shoot to a cane if vertical growth is required"
Similar:
walking stick,
stick,
staff,
alpenstock,
malacca,
blackthorn,
ashplant,
rattan,
crook,
waddy,
ferule,
stake,
rod,
upright,
pole,
beanpole,
birch,
paddle,
cane
verb
• beat with a cane as a punishment.
• "Matthew was caned for bullying by the headmaster"
Similar:
beat,
strike,
hit,
flog,
thrash,
lash,
birch,
whip,
horsewhip,
strap,
leather,
flagellate,
scourge,
bullwhip,
tan someone's hide,
give someone a hiding,
take a strap to,
larrup,
whale,
yerk,
quirt,
• take (drink or drugs) in large quantities.
• "the others were probably out caning it in some bar"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.
