What are some opposite words for cane?
Antonyms for cane
keɪncane
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term cane.
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canenoun
To destroy.
Synonyms:
reedcanenoun
To do something well, in a competent fashion.
Synonyms:
molasses canecanenoun
It hurts.
Don't hit me with that: it really canes!
canenoun
Corporal punishment by beating with a cane; the cane.
The teacher gave his student the cane for throwing paper.
Synonyms:
the cane, whipping, cuts, six of the best, caningcanenoun
A strong short staff used for support or decoration during walking; a walking stick.
After breaking his leg, he needed a cane to walk.
Synonyms:
walking stick, staffcanenoun
A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by blind persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path.
Synonyms:
white cane, blind mans canecanenoun
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Princeton's WordNet
canenoun
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
canenoun
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
caneverb
a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
cane, flog, lambaste, lambastverb
beat with a cane
Synonyms:
scold, strap, trounce, welt, lambast, bawl out, reproof, dress down, slash, chew out, chide, lecture, have words, call down, take to task, lambaste, call on the carpet, rebuke, jaw, lather, whip, reprimand, lash, flog, remonstrate, rag, berate, chew up
How to use cane in a sentence?
I still struggle walking on a daily basis and have started using a cane to help me get around.
Running on the soccer pitch wasn’t too difficult, the hardest thing about it was getting to it. One day, they planted trees between my house and the pitch. I usually went there without my cane, and I bumped into a tree.
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.
I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.
As soon as I finished the porridge, I would head straight to the room where the prison warden gave us the drugs. A slight delay or failure meant a thorough beating with the cane, we would then sit and wait for lunch, sit and wait for dinner, then sleep.
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