vergasta — meaning in English

English meaning

• cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
• switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

Senses

vergasta is used for these senses in English:

• cane (countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
• switch A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.

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.

switch — full definition

1. noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
2. noun A change or exchange from one thing to another.
3. verb To change from one thing, state, or place to another.
4. noun A device that connects multiple devices on a computer network, directing data between them.

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