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cane

noun

1 he carried a silver-topped cane:

walking stick, stick, staff;

alpenstock, malacca, blackthorn, ashplant, rattan;

crook;

Australian, New Zealand waddy;

historical ferule.

2 tie the shoot to a cane if vertical growth is required:

stick, stake, rod, upright, pole, beanpole.

3 he told the court he had been beaten with a cane every week:

stick, rod, birch;

North American, informal paddle;

historical ferule.

verb

Matthew was caned for bullying:

beat, strike, hit, flog, thrash, lash, birch, whip, horsewhip, strap, leather, flagellate, scourge;

North American bullwhip;

informal tan someone's hide, give someone a hiding, take a strap to, larrup;

North American, informal whale;

rare yerk, quirt.