Synonyms of cane

cane 1 of 2

noun

ˈkān 

as in baton

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

in those days corporal punishment was common, and the cane was regarded as another one of the schoolmaster's educational tools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baton
• mace
• bat
• mallet
• rod
• nightstick
• truncheon
• cudgel
• bludgeon
• bastinado
• billy
• staff
• shillelagh
• hammer
• club
• waddy
• billy club
• rattan
• birch
• sap
• rung
• hickory
• beetle
• maul
• blackjack
• knobkerrie
• sledgehammer
• gavel
• stave
• switch
• crosier
• crook
• crabstick
• walking stick
• whangee

cane

2 of 2

verb

as in to leather

Related Words

• leather
• strap
• horsewhip
• cudgel
• blackjack
• flagellate
• scourge
• spank
• rawhide
• chop
• punch
• smack
• box
• knock
• clout
• cowhide
• hit
• sock
• cuff
• whack
• slap
• descend (on or upon)
• swat
• lay on
• thwack
• clobber
• assault
• paste
• lam
• swipe
• pistol-whip
• attack
• jump (on)
• smash
• pounce (on or upon)
• wound
• raid
• slam
• paddle
• storm
• fustigate
• crack
• wham
• whip
• whomp
• belt
• rush
• assail
• lacerate
• birch
• beset
• tan
• bust
• bludgeon
• bat
• lash
• gore
• slate
• hammer
• batter
• maul
• lick
• punch out
• curry
• club
• pommel
• lace
• thresh
• pummel
• pelt
• work over
• whop
• thump
• hide
• rough (up)
• buffet
• whup
• pound
• flog
• wallop
• switch
• lather
• whale
• drub
• bash
• thrash
• mutilate
• fib
• maim
• mangle
• slog
• belabor
• baste
• bung up
• beat
• mess (up)
• do
• tromp
• lambaste

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cane

Noun

Victim 2, who is a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employee according to the New York Times, was repeatedly struck with canes and paddles and bled through his underwear and pants because of lacerations to his buttocks, according to the warrant. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

At the base, blueberry shrubs have multiple canes (or branches) that grow directly out of the earth in clumps. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026

Verb

Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin. — Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

Rattan appears in just the stool and card table, while complementary materials like raffia, caning, and jute help anchor the room with a neutral foundation. — Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025