Definition of “cane”
noun:
-
The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the Grass family Gramineae.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
The plant itself, including many species in the Grass family Gramineae; a reed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
Sugar cane. (US, Southern) Sometimes applied to maize or rarely to sorghum when such plants are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
A length of colored and/or patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called caneworking.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
Corporal punishment by beating with a cane; the cane.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
A strong short staff used for support or decoration during walking; a walking stick.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
-
verb:
-
To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
To destroy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
To do something well, in a competent fashion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
It hurts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License -
To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
-