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verga — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
  • twig noun A small, thin branch growing off a larger branch of a tree or bush.

Senses

verga is used for these senses in English:

  • cane (countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
  • rod A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
  • rod (slang, vulgar) The penis.
  • switch A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
  • twig A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

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.

rod — full definition

  1. noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  2. noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
  3. noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
  4. noun (slang) A handgun.

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