трость — meaning in English

English meaning

• cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
• stave noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
• stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.

Senses

трость 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
• 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
• stave A staff or walking stick.
• stick A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
• walking stick A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking.

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.

stave — full definition

1. noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
2. noun A stanza of a poem or song; also the set of five lines music is written on.
3. verb To break a hole in something, especially a barrel or boat hull ("stave in").
4. verb To keep something away or delay it, especially in the phrase "stave off."

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