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cane
noun
a
long
stick
that
someone
holds
to
help
them
walk
and
keep
their
balance
•
After
his
knee
surgery
,
Grandfather
leaned
on
his
sturdy
cane
while
strolling
through
the
garden
.
After
his
knee
surgery
,
Grandfather
leaned
on
his
sturdy
cane
while
strolling
through
the
garden
.
•
The
hiker
used
a
makeshift
cane
from
a
fallen
branch
to
steady
himself
on
the
steep
trail
.
The
hiker
used
a
makeshift
cane
from
a
fallen
branch
to
steady
himself
on
the
steep
trail
.
From
Old
French
cann
,
from
Latin
canna
“
reed
,
cane
”,
from
Ancient
Greek
kanna
of
the
same
meaning
.
noun
-
cane
the
hard
,
hollow
stem
of
certain
tall
grasses
,
such
as
sugar
cane
or
rattan
,
used
to
make
furniture
or
to
produce
sugar
•
Workers
cut
the
sugar
cane
and
loaded
it
onto
carts
for
processing
.
Workers
cut
the
sugar
cane
and
loaded
it
onto
carts
for
processing
.
•
The
basket
was
woven
from
thin
strips
of
rattan
cane
and
looked
sturdy
yet
light
.
The
basket
was
woven
from
thin
strips
of
rattan
cane
and
looked
sturdy
yet
light
.
Same
root
as
Sense
1
,
originally
describing
any
reed-like
plant
stalk
.
noun
a
thin
,
flexible
stick
used
to
hit
someone
as
punishment
,
especially
in
the
past
in
schools
•
Teachers
once
kept
a
cane
on
the
desk
to
discipline
misbehaving
students
.
Teachers
once
kept
a
cane
on
the
desk
to
discipline
misbehaving
students
.
•
The
headmaster
’
s
dreaded
cane
hung
on
the
wall
of
his
office
.
The
headmaster
’
s
dreaded
cane
hung
on
the
wall
of
his
office
.
Extension
of
Sense
1
:
the
walking
stick
became
a
tool
for
corporal
punishment
in
British
schools
.
verb
-
cane
,
caning
,
canes
,
caned
to
hit
someone
repeatedly
with
a
cane
as
a
form
of
punishment
•
In
the
past
,
some
teachers
caned
students
who
spoke
out
of
turn
.
In
the
past
,
some
teachers
caned
students
who
spoke
out
of
turn
.
•
The
headmaster
threatened
to
cane
anyone
caught
cheating
in
the
exam
.
The
headmaster
threatened
to
cane
anyone
caught
cheating
in
the
exam
.
Verb
use
comes
from
applying
the
noun
(
punishment
stick
)
in
action
.
hurricane
noun
a
very
large
and
powerful
tropical
storm
with
violent
winds
and
heavy
rain
,
especially
over
the
Atlantic
Ocean
•
The
hurricane
forced
thousands
of
people
to
leave
their
homes
along
the
coast
.
The
hurricane
forced
thousands
of
people
to
leave
their
homes
along
the
coast
.
•
Satellite
images
showed
the
swirling
clouds
of
the
approaching
hurricane
.
Satellite
images
showed
the
swirling
clouds
of
the
approaching
hurricane
.
Borrowed
in
the
16th
century
from
Spanish
“
huracán
”,
itself
from
Taíno
(
Arawakan
) “
hurakán
”
meaning
“
god
of
the
storm
”.
noun
a
sudden
,
very
strong
rush
or
outburst
of
activity
,
feelings
,
or
noise
•
The
announcement
was
met
with
a
hurricane
of
applause
from
the
audience
.
The
announcement
was
met
with
a
hurricane
of
applause
from
the
audience
.
•
She
felt
a
hurricane
of
emotions
when
she
won
the
scholarship
.
She
felt
a
hurricane
of
emotions
when
she
won
the
scholarship
.
Figurative
use
recorded
since
the
early
17th
century
,
transferring
the
force
of
a
real
hurricane
to
describe
intense
non-literal
situations
.
