cane

Hit with stick

A cane is a stick used as a walking aid or a weapon for striking.

Walking canes are usually slender with a curved handle; disciplinary canes are used to beat someone: The headmaster gave him six strokes of the cane.

Cane also refers to the woody stems of certain plants—sugarcane, bamboo, rattan—and products made from them: a cane chair, cane sugar.

To cane someone is to strike them with a cane as punishment.

grass

bamboo

Tall woody grass

  • rattanTropical palm for weaving
  • reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
  • sorghumWarm-climate cereal grass

papyrus · bulrush · stem · stalk · culm · node · fibrous · perennial

punishment

birch

Pale deciduous hardwood

  • rodThin rigid stick
  • switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
  • lashStrike or bind

thrash · beat · flogging · corporal punishment · discipline · schoolmaster · strapping · welt · stripe · Victorian

sugar

molasses

Syrup from cane processing

juice · press · mill · refinery · rum · cachaça · raw sugar · turbinado · jaggery · tropical

material

rattan

Tropical palm for weaving

weaving · basket · furniture · chair seat · matting · binding · latticework · headboard · tiki · natural fiber

walking

walking stick

Handheld support for ambulation

  • staffOrganization's workers collectively
  • crookBent implement or criminal
  • handlePart for gripping

grip · support · balance · stability · elderly · limp · gait · stroll · promenade · gentleman

mobility

blind

Lacking the sense of sight

tactile · sweep · tap · guide · independence · mobility training · obstacle · wayfinding · reflective

Categories
Opposites
punishment method

canereward

Payment for service

praise · commendation · treat · prize · positive reinforcement

mobility aid function

canewheelchair

Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired

stretcher · crutch · walker · motorized scooter · gurney

plant structure

canevine

Trailing climbing plant

tendril · herb · creeper · leaf · runner

Phrases
Family

canal, cannon, canon, canes, sugarcane, candy cane, caning, cannelloni, caned

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G