Cane

From Fresh Dictionary

1 English
2 French
3 Italian

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English

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Etymology

Latin canna, from Greek kanna, from Hebrew qaneh, all meaning rood.

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Pronunciation

IPA: /keÉªn/
SAMPA: /keIn/

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Homophones

Cain

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Noun

cane (countable and uncountable; plural canes)

(uncountable) The slender, flexible stem of plants such as bamboo, reed, or the like.
(uncountable) The plant itself.
(uncountable) Sugar cane.
(countable) A short wooden or bamboo rod or stick used for corporal punishment.
(the cane; uncountable) Corporal punishment consisting of a beating with a cane.
The teacher gave his student the cane for throwing paper.
(countable) A strong short staff used for support during walking by the disabled or infirm.
After breaking his leg, he need to use a cane to walk.
(countable) A long collapsible (and usually white for improved visibility) wooden, metal or plastic rod used by blind people to feel for obstacles in their path.

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Synonyms

(slender flexible stem of plant such as bamboo):
(plant itself):
(sugar cane): sugar cane
(a short wooden or bamboo rod or stick used for corporal punishment): switch, rod
(corporal punishment consisting of a beating with a cane): a caning, six of the best
(strong short staff used for support during walking by the disabled or infirm): walking stick
(a long collapsible (and usually white for improved visibility) wooden, metal or plastic rod used by blind people to feel for obstacles in their path): walking stick

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Derived terms

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Translations

slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo

Catalan: canya, f
Dutch: riet n
Esperanto: kano
Finnish: korsi, ruoko
German: Rohr n
Italian: canna, canna di bamboo f

Navajo: akaz ÅikanÃ, dÃ¡'Ã¡kaz ÅikanÃ (stalk), lÃ³k'aatsoh (large reed)
Spanish: caÃ±a f

plant itself

Catalan: canya
Dutch: riet n
Esperanto: kano
Finnish: ruoko
Italian: canna f
German: Rohr n

Portuguese: cana f
Russian: ÑÑÐ¾ÑÑÐ½Ð¸Ðº m
Spanish: caÃ±a f

sugar cane See sugar cane

a short wooden or bamboo rod or stick used for corporal punishment

Dutch: roe m, stok m
Esperanto: vergo
Finnish: piiska, keppi
German: Rohr n
Spanish: caÃ±a de azÃºcar f

the cane: corporal punishment consisting of a beating with a cane

Dutch: stokslagen m, pl, de stok m'
Finnish: piiska, keppi

strong short staff used for support during walking by the disabled or infirm

Navajo: gish (walking stick)
Russian: ÑÑÐ¾ÑÑÑ f
Spanish: bastÃ³n m

a long collapsible (and usually white for improved visibility) wooden, metal or plastic rod used by blind people to feel for obstacle|obstacles in their path

Dutch: blindenstok m
Esperanto: promenkano, promenbastono, blindulbastono
Finnish: keppi, valkoinen keppi
German: Spazierstock m
Italian: bastone per ciechi m

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Verb

to cane

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(British) ((slang{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) to do something well, in a competent fashion. derived from "to beat" in gaming circles where "to beat" indicates success.

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