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cane

UK
/keɪn/
US
/keɪn/

Translations

canenoun
canes
pl
UK
/keɪn/
US
/keɪn/
He used a cane to help him walk.
Он использовал трость, чтобы помочь себе ходить.
The pond was surrounded by tall cane.
Пруд был окружён высоким камышом.
сахарный тростник
The farmers harvested the cane in the summer.
Фермеры собирали сахарный тростник летом.
тростнико материале для плетения
The basket was woven from cane.
Корзина была сплетена из тростника.
розгаособенно о школьном телесном наказании
In the past, teachers would use a cane to discipline students.
В прошлом учителя могли использовать розгу для наказания учеников.
Additional translations
палкаразг.
Synonyms
rod
staff
stick
scepter
walking stick
bamboo
switch
caneverb
caned
Past Simple
caned
Past Participle
caning
Gerund
UK
/keɪn/
US
/keɪn/
бить палкой
The teacher used to cane students for misbehavior.
Учитель раньше бил палкой учеников за плохое поведение.
оплетатьо мебели, сиденьях
They decided to cane the antique chair to restore its original appearance.
Они решили оплести антикварный стул, чтобы восстановить его первоначальный вид.
разгромитьразг.; о полном поражении
Our team absolutely caned them five-nil.
Наша команда их просто разгромила со счётом 5:0.
Additional translations
высечьустар.; о телесном наказании
Synonyms
beat
thrash
whip
flog
lash
Antonyms
forgive
pardon
spare
absolve
exonerate
caneadjective
UK
/keɪn/
US
/keɪn/
Used attributively in combinations such as “cane sugar”, “cane furniture”.
тростниковыйчаще в сочетании cane sugar
Cane sugar is less processed than white sugar.
Тростниковый сахар менее рафинирован, чем белый сахар.
Additional translations
плетёныйо мебели, сиденьях
Synonyms
caned
rattan
wicker
reed
sugarcane
cane-sugar

Definitions

canenoun
A slender, strong, flexible stem, especially of bamboo or sugarcane, used for various purposes.
The farmer harvested the cane to produce sugar.
A walking stick, typically made of wood or metal, used to aid in walking.
The elderly man used a cane to help him walk down the street.
A slender stick used for punishment, especially in schools.
In the past, teachers would use a cane to discipline students.
Any of various tall, woody grasses, especially sugarcane, cultivated for their strong stems or for sugar production.
They grow cane across the lowlands for the regional sugar mill.
caneverb
To beat or strike with a cane or similar stick as a form of punishment.
The teacher was known to cane students who misbehaved in class.
To furnish or weave (a seat or piece of furniture) with strips of cane.
They decided to cane the antique chair to restore its original appearance.
British informal: to defeat, outplay, or thrash thoroughly.
Our team absolutely caned them five–nil.
caneadjective
Made of or derived from cane; relating to cane.
Cane furniture is popular in tropical climates.
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