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tige — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
  • pintle noun A pin on the buckle of a belt used to fit into the holes of the belt and hold it at the desired level of tightness.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • stalk noun The stem of a plant, or a similar stem-like part.
  • stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

tige is used for these senses in English:

  • cane (uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
  • pintle (nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
  • stem A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.

cane — full definition

  1. noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
  2. noun A walking stick used for support while walking.
  3. noun A rod traditionally used for corporal punishment, or the punishment itself.
  4. verb To hit someone with a cane as punishment.
  5. verb Informal: to heavily defeat or criticize someone.

pintle — full definition

  1. noun A pin on the buckle of a belt used to fit into the holes of the belt and hold it at the desired level of tightness.
  2. noun A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
  3. noun An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.

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