Synonyms for caned


Grammar : Verb
Spell : keyn
Phonetic Transcription : keɪn

Top 10 synonyms for caned Other synonyms for the word caned

Définition of caned

Origin :
  • "to beat with a walking stick," 1660s, from cane (n.). Related: Caned; caning.
  • As in scourge : verb beat, punish, often physically
  • As in spank : verb slap, usually on bottom
  • As in beat : verb injure by striking
  • As in tan : verb flog, whip
  • As in thrash : verb flail about; beat
  • As in whip : verb hit repeatedly
  • As in castigate : verb criticize severely
  • As in thresh : verb beat
  • As in thresh : verb thrash
  • As in drub : verb thrash
  • As in flog : verb whip, lash
Example sentences :
  • It used to be said I was a wild dog, a harem-scarem; and I was often caned for my pranks.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • I caned him; he took this ill, and challenged me to fight with pistols.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck » by Baron Trenck
  • "I shall be caned," he told himself, and the thought nearly drove him mad.
  • Extract from : « Vice Versa » by F. Anstey
  • So while the master was writing Lying is very wrong, and liars must be caned.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Dragons » by Edith Nesbit
  • Edmund explained, and the master at once caned him for not speaking the truth.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Dragons » by Edith Nesbit
  • "It's only a thunder shower," said the master, and caned Edmund more than ever.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Dragons » by Edith Nesbit
  • Very soon after Rose twigged Pietrie, who at once confessed, and was caned.
  • Extract from : « Eric, or Little by Little » by Frederic W. Farrar
  • “I caned all four of them for it, and you saw me do it,” said Yorke.
  • Extract from : « The Cock-House at Fellsgarth » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • How can we guess that our teachers laugh at our pranks after they have caned us for them?
  • Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Most of them hated it like thunder, and they used to be caned when they didn't recite it right.
  • Extract from : « T. Tembarom » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Antonyms for caned

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