keppi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
- cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
- stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
- stump noun The part of a tree, plant, or limb left behind after the rest has been cut off.
- truncheon noun A short heavy stick used as a weapon, especially the baton carried by police.
Senses
keppi is used for these senses in English:
- baton (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
- cane (countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path
- stick A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- stick A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- stump (cricket) One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.
- truncheon A short staff, a club; a cudgel.
baton — full definition
- noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
- noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.
cane — full definition
- noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
- noun A walking stick used for support while walking.
- noun A rod traditionally used for corporal punishment, or the punishment itself.
- verb To hit someone with a cane as punishment.
- verb Informal: to heavily defeat or criticize someone.