English noun: cane | |||
1. | cane (artifact) a stick that people can lean on to help them walk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walking stick | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | malacca, malacca cane, swagger stick, sword cane, sword stick | ||
2. | cane (plant) a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stalk, stem | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | malacca, rattan, rattan cane, sugar cane, sugarcane | ||
3. | cane (artifact) a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | switch | ||
English verb: cane | |||
1. | cane (contact) beat with a cane | ||
Examples | They want to cane the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | flog, lambast, lambaste | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||