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değnek — 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.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.

Senses

değnek is used for these senses in English:

  • 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
  • ferule (historical) A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand.
  • stick A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in 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.

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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