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- Dictionarycane/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
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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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.
CANE definition: 1. the long, hard, hollow stem of particular plants such as bamboo, sometimes used to make…. Learn more.
Cane definition: a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.. See examples of CANE used in a sentence.
Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.
to get the cane (= be punished with a cane) Word Origin. See cane in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cane. Definition of cane noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
CANE definition: 1. the long, hard, hollow stem of some plants, sometimes used to make furniture 2. a long stick…. Learn more.
