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    cane
    /keɪn/

    noun

    • 1. the hollow jointed stem of a tall grass, especially bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem of a slender palm such as rattan.
    • 2. a length of cane or a slender stick, especially one used as a support for plants, a walking stick, or an instrument of punishment: "tie the shoot to a cane if vertical growth is required" Similar walking stickstickstaffalpenstock

    verb

    • 1. beat with a cane as a punishment: "Matthew was caned for bullying by the headmaster"
    • 2. take (drink or drugs) in large quantities: informal British "the others were probably out caning it in some bar"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › caneCane Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CANE is a hollow or pithy, usually slender, and often flexible jointed stem (as of a reed or bamboo). How to use cane in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCANE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CANE definition: 1. the long, hard, hollow stem of particular plants such as bamboo, sometimes used to make…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › caneCANE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cane definition: a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.. See examples of CANE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCANE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    CANE definition: 1. the long, hard, hollow stem of some plants, sometimes used to make furniture 2. a long stick…. Learn more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › caneCane - definition of cane by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. a. A slender, strong but often flexible stem, as of certain bamboos, reeds, or rattans. b. A plant having such a stem. c. Such stems or strips of such stems used for wickerwork or baskets. 2. A bamboo (Arundinaria gigantea) native to the southeast United States, having long stiff stems and often forming canebrakes. 3.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCANE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A cane is a long thin stick with a curved or round top which you can use to support yourself when you are walking, or which in the past was fashionable to carry with you. He wore a grey suit and leaned heavily on his cane.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcane noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of cane noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › caneCane Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    any of several tall bamboolike grasses, especially of the genus Arundinaria, as A. gigantea (cane reed, large cane, giant cane, or southern cane) and A. tecta (small cane, or switch cane), of the southern United States.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › caneCane - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane. see more. noun. a stick that people can lean on to help them walk. see more. noun. a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment. see more. verb. beat with a cane. synonyms: flog, lambast, lambaste. see more. Pronunciation. US. /keɪn/ UK. /keɪn/

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › canecane | meaning of cane in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    cane meaning, definition, what is cane: thin pieces of the stems of plants, used...: Learn more.