caning
noun
[ ˈkʌɪnɪŋ ]
• a beating with a cane as a punishment.
• "the schoolboy received £8000 damages for a caning received nine years ago"
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.
