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cane
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cane  (kn)
n.
1.
a. A slender, strong but often flexible stem, as of certain bamboos, reeds, or rattans.
b. A plant having such a stem.
c. Such stems or strips of such stems used for wickerwork or baskets.
2. A bamboo (Arundinaria gigantea) native to the southeast United States, having long stiff stems and often forming canebrakes.
3. The stem of a raspberry, blackberry, certain roses, or similar plants.
4. Sugar cane.
5. A stick used as an aid in walking or carried as an accessory.
6. A rod used for flogging.
tr.v. caned, can·ing, canes
1. To make, supply, or repair with flexible woody material.
2. To hit or beat with a rod.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin canna, small reed, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin; see qnw in Semitic roots.]

caner n.

cane
Noun
1. the long flexible stems of the bamboo or any similar plant
2. strips of such stems, woven to make wickerwork
3. a bamboo stem tied to a garden plant to support it
4. a flexible rod used to beat someone
5. a slender walking stick
Verb
[caning, caned]
to beat with a cane [Greek kanna]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.canecane - a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
malacca cane, malacca - a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
swagger stick - a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers
sword cane, sword stick - a cane concealing a sword or dagger
walking stick - a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
2.cane - a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
sugar cane, sugarcane - juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
rattan cane, rattan - the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
malacca - stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
3.cane - a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
switch - a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Verb1.cane - beat with a cane
beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
Translations

cane [keɪn] n (BOT) → caña;
(for baskets, chairs etc) → mimbre m (= stick); vara, palmeta;
(for walking) → bastón m
vt (BRIT) (SCOL) → castigar (con palmeta);
cane liquor → caña
cane [keɪn] ncanne f;
(for baskets, chairs etc) → rotin m
vt (Brit) (Scol) → administrer des coups de bâton à
cane [keɪn] nRohr nt;
(stick) → Stock m: (for walking) → (Spazier)stock m
vt (Brit) (Scol) → mit dem Stock schlagen
cane [keɪn] ncanna;
(for baskets, chairs etc) → bambù m;
(SCOL) → verga;
(for walking) → bastone m (da passeggio)
vt (BRIT ) (SCOL) → punire a colpi di verga

cane
n cane [kein]
1 the stem of certain types of plant (eg sugar plant, bamboo etc). riet قَصَبَه، خَيْزَران захарна тръстика třtina rør das Rohr καλάμι, μίσχος caña roog نی؛ ساقه ruoko canne קָנֶה गन्ने, बांस इत्यादि का तना trstika nád tebu reyr canna 줄기 stiebas, nendrė niedre tebu riet, stengel (sukker-/bambus)rør trzcina cana. trestie тростник trstina trst trska rör ไม้ไผ่ kamış тростина گنے یا بانس کا تنا cây mía; cây tre
2 a stick used as an aid to walking or as an instrument of punishment He beat the child with a cane. rottang عَصا бастун hůl stok der Rohr-, Spazierstock μπαστούνι bastón kepp ترکه keppi canne מָקל चलने या सजा के माध्य के तौर पर उपयोग की जाने वाली छड़ी štap, šiba nádpálca, sétabot tongkat (göngu)stafur bastone ステッキ 지팡이, 회초리 lazda spieķis; nūja rotan stok, rietje spanskrør laska bengala nuia трость; палка palica palica šiba käpp, rotting ไม้เท้า baston 手杖 палиця چھڑی gậy; roi
v
to beat with a cane The schoolmaster caned the boy. die lat inlê, pak gee يَضْرِبُ بالعَصا бия с пръчка bít rákoskou prygle prügeln δέρνω με βέργα castigar con la palmeta kepiga peksma با ترکه زدن antaa keppiä corriger (avec une canne) לְהַכּוֹת בְּמָקֵל बेंत मारना šibati megver memukul flengja með priki bacchettare むちで打つ 회초리로 때리다 mušti lazda sist (ar nūju) merotan met het rietje geven pryle chłostać vergastar a bate (cu nuiaua) наказывать палкой biť palicou pretepsti šibati prygla ตีด้วยไม้ไผ่ değnekle/sopayla dövmek 用苔杖打 бити палицею چھڑی سے مارنا phạt đánh roi
cane sugar
sugar obtained from the sugar cane. rietsuiker قَصَبُ السُّكّر тръстикова захар třtinový cukr rørsukker der Rohrzucker ζάχαρη από ζαχαροκάλαμο azúcar de caña roosuhkur شکر ruokosokeri sucre de canne קְנֵה סוּכָּר गन्ना, ईख šećerna trstika nádcukor gula tebu reyrsykur zucchero di canna 蔗糖 사탕수수 설탕 cukranendrių cukrus niedru cukurs gula tebu rietsuiker rørsukker cukier trzcinowy açúcar de cana zahăr din trestie (de zahăr) тростниковый сахар trstinový cukor trstni sladkor šećer od šećerne trske rörsocker อ้อย şeker kamışı şekeri 蔗糖 тростинний цукор گنے سے حاصل کردہ چینی đường mía


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