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noun

ˈkān How to pronounce cane (audio)
Definition of canenext
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

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verb

as in to leather

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Recent Examples of cane
Noun
Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Then, the hydrangea grows new canes while the first round is blooming. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
Verb
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 Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials. — Lori Weisberg, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cane
  1. baton
  2. leather
  3. strap
  4. horsewhip
  5. cudgel
  6. blackjack
  7. flagellate
  8. scourge
Noun
  • Earlier this week, as the mostly Gen-Z protesters tried the bring their demands to the parliament building at the heart of the world’s biggest democracy, they were met with tear gas and police violence, struck with sticks and batons.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Police used tear gas and batons after thousands of demonstrators on Monday tried to push through security barricades during their march to Parliament as lawmakers returned for the monsoon session.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of baton
Verb
  • There was lace everywhere and leather too.
    — Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • From Ikebana studios in Kyoto to leather workshops in Florence and tartan looms in Stirling, a growing number of trips now build entire itineraries around a single craft.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Definition of leather
Verb
  • Members of the TreeCircus crew will help participants strap into the rope system and teach them how to climb using only the power of their own body.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Outside Delhi, a 32-year-old garment maker identified as Lalita says her factory now requires everyone to strap a GoPro camera to their heads at the start of each shift.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026
Definition of strap
Verb
  • In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.
    — Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018
Definition of horsewhip
Verb
  • Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.
    — Timothy Ryback, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Before long, fairs had such attractions as cudgelling bouts, bearbaiting, and something called gouging.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
Definition of cudgel
Verb
  • There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette.
    — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Kyle Kirkland, head of the California Gaming Association, told CBS News Sacramento this would outlaw blackjack and allow for stricter changes to player-dealer games.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of blackjack
Verb
  • Some go further, flagellating themselves or using a sword to strike their forehead to draw blood.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • In the mid-eighties, Habermas went after conservative historians who felt that Germans should no longer flagellate themselves over the Nazi past.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of flagellate
Verb
  • An expensive dollar also scourges industries that compete with imports.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • Sylvia scourges herself with an intensity that would make hairshirted flagellants seem soft.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
Definition of scourge

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