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canna — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  • cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
  • joint adj Shared or done by two or more people together.
  • pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
  • reed noun A tall, slender grass-like plant that grows in wet ground or shallow water.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • spliff noun A hand-rolled cannabis cigarette, often mixed with tobacco.

Senses

canna is used for these senses in English:

  • barrel A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
  • cane (uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed
  • cane (uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
  • joint (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
  • pole (angling) A type of basic fishing rod.
  • reed (countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
  • reed (countable) The hollow stem of these plants.
  • rod An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.

barrel — full definition

  1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
  3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
  4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

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.

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