Synonyms of cane

cane 1 of 2

noun

ˈkān 

as in baton

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

in those days corporal punishment was common, and the cane was regarded as another one of the schoolmaster's educational tools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baton
• mace
• bat
• mallet
• rod
• nightstick
• truncheon
• cudgel
• bludgeon
• bastinado
• billy
• staff
• shillelagh
• hammer
• club
• waddy
• billy club
• rattan
• birch
• sap
• rung
• hickory
• beetle
• maul
• blackjack
• knobkerrie
• sledgehammer
• gavel
• stave
• switch
• crosier
• crook
• crabstick
• walking stick
• whangee

cane

2 of 2

verb

as in to leather

Related Words

• leather
• strap
• horsewhip
• cudgel
• blackjack
• flagellate
• scourge
• spank
• rawhide
• chop
• punch
• smack
• box
• knock
• clout
• cowhide
• hit
• sock
• cuff
• whack
• slap
• descend (on or upon)
• swat
• lay on
• thwack
• clobber
• assault
• paste
• lam
• swipe
• pistol-whip
• attack
• jump (on)
• smash
• pounce (on or upon)
• wound
• raid
• slam
• paddle
• storm
• fustigate
• crack
• wham
• whip
• whomp
• belt
• rush
• assail
• lacerate
• birch
• beset
• tan
• bust
• bludgeon
• bat
• lash
• gore
• slate
• hammer
• batter
• maul
• lick
• punch out
• curry
• club
• pommel
• lace
• thresh
• pummel
• pelt
• work over
• whop
• thump
• hide
• rough (up)
• buffet
• whup
• pound
• flog
• wallop
• switch
• lather
• whale
• drub
• bash
• thrash
• mutilate
• fib
• maim
• mangle
• slog
• belabor
• baste
• bung up
• beat
• mess (up)
• do
• tromp
• lambaste

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cane

Noun

More recently, Timothée Chalamet donned the top hat and cane in a prequel story, Wonka, exploring the life of the eccentric businessman and magician in an entirely new tale. — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane. — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin. — Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

Rattan appears in just the stool and card table, while complementary materials like raffia, caning, and jute help anchor the room with a neutral foundation. — Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025