Definition of "cane"
- noun
The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the Grass family Gramineae.
The plant itself, including many species in the Grass family Gramineae; a reed.
Sugar cane. (US, Southern) Sometimes applied to maize or rarely to sorghum when such plants are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar.
A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
A length of colored and/or patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called caneworking.
Corporal punishment by beating with a cane; the cane.
A strong short staff used for support or decoration during walking; a walking stick.
A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by blind persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path.
- verb
To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement.
To destroy.
To do something well, in a competent fashion.
It hurts.
To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
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