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noun

ˈkān

Definition of cane

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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Recent Examples of cane

Noun

Then pants, boots and cane and of course, the last is the cape. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 Questions that have been proposed for removal deal with memory, fatigue, arthritis, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, as well as others about the use of hearing aids, canes, wheelchairs and scooters. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 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 See All Example Sentences for cane

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cane

Noun

The study team gave them wooden batons and instructions to not physically harm the prisoners, but maintain law and order.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
For days, protesters have hurled rocks, flares, firebombs and fireworks at police who have used batons, water cannons and tear gas in clashes in the city center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of baton

Verb

From pencil to pleated, mini to knee-length, sheer to leather, and understated to embellished — the skirt ruled the runway.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Those getting leathered up are Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Lily-Rose Depp, Doona Bae, Riley Keough, Chris Pine and Cate Blanchett.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of leather

Verb

Perhaps a nice little ride to strap to the back of your truck and go places?

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Until then, Hill will keep his workouts going and wait for the chance to strap on pads and start playing in the NFL once again – that is if a team wants his services in 2026.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of strap

Verb

Bruce Springsteen was standing up to the president, while universities and law firms were being cudgeled and cowed.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
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

Definition of cudgel

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

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