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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.
   • ▪ any plant that produces canes.
   • ▪ stems of bamboo, rattan, or wicker used as a material for making furniture or baskets: "a cane coffee table"
   • ▪ short for sugar cane
   • ▪ a flexible woody stem of the raspberry plant or any of its relatives: "raspberry canes"
   • 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 stickstickstaffalpenstockmalaccablackthornashplantrattancrookwaddyhistorical:ferulestickstakeroduprightpolebeanpolestickrodbirchinformal:paddlehistorical:ferule
   • ▪ a form of corporal punishment used in certain schools, involving beating with a cane: "wrong answers were rewarded by the cane"

   verb

   • 1. beat with a cane as a punishment: "Matthew was caned for bullying by the headmaster"
   • ▪ defeat heavily or punish severely: informal British "they have caned Essex and Durham in the Championship"
   • 2. take (drink or drugs) in large quantities: informal British "the others were probably out caning it in some bar"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. caner noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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

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

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

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   Definitions of cane. 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.