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cane

/keɪn/noun, verb1 syllable

Cane means: beat with a cane.

Synonyms for cane18

verb, as in beat with a cane

flog, lambaste, lambast

also used for cane

stem, stalk, trunk, reed, molasses cane, rod, switch, a caning, six of the best, whipping, cuts, staff, walking stick, blind man's cane, white cane

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What does cane mean?4

verb

1

beat with a cane

noun

1

a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

2

a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

3

a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cane?60

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All 60 rhymes for cane, grouped by syllable

Cane in a sentence

  • A staff is used to help steady yourself when walking, much like a cane.CM
  • The teacher rapped her cane on the wooden desk, and there was dead silence.sundown
  • Sugar cane is an edible grass, which makes it a vegetable.acbarbosa
  • The cane works for training dogs, but people need instruction._undertoad
  • Yanni can't trust his cane to keep him safe.Amastan
  • I get along quite well now with my new cane.darinmex
  • A candy cane can easily be made into a weapon.DJ_Saidez
  • Is sugar cane a fruit or a vegetable?acbarbosa

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cane

as a noun

plural
canes

as a verb

past tense
caned
present participle
caning
third-person singular
canes
past participle
caned