switch 5
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Hypernym
an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
EnglishDerivationally related form
switch 6
verb
flog with or as if with a flexible rod
Hyponym
birch 3
noun
a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
cane 3
noun
a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
ferule 1
noun
a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
rattan 3
noun
a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
