cane

v. beat, hit with a stick

n. stick, rod; sugar cane; reed

A cane is a long, straight wooden stick, generally of bamboo, Malacca (rattan) or some similar plant, mainly used as a support, such as a walking stick, or as an instrument of  punishment. Depending on the use, it is left in its natural state or improved (e.g., smoothened, varnished).
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Jarbas Faustinho (born 21 September 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) commonly known as just Canè is a former Brazil footballer and coach. Although born in Brazil, Canè played the majority of his football career in Italy. At club level he played as a winger for SSC Napoli and Bari  amongst many others, as a coach he managed several clubs in the Province of Naples area.
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Noun
1. a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
(hypernym) walking stick
(hyponym) malacca, malacca cane
2. a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
(hypernym) stalk, stem
(hyponym) sugarcane, sugar cane
3. a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
(hypernym) switch
(derivation) flog, lambaste, lambast
Verb
1. beat with a cane
(synonym) flog, lambaste, lambast
(hypernym) beat, beat up, work over

n. duck

v. cave, cave in

n. dog; hound; hammer, cock