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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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CANE definition: 1. the long, hard, hollow stem of particular plants such as bamboo, sometimes used to make…. Learn more.
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.
noun. a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick. a long, hollow or pithy, jointed woody stem, as that of bamboo, rattan, sugarcane, and certain palms. a plant having such a stem. split rattan woven or interlaced for chair seats, wickerwork, etc.
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.
CANE definition: 1. the long, hard, hollow stem of some plants, sometimes used to make furniture 2. a long stick…. Learn more.
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/
Definition of cane noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
cane. volume_up. UK /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 (mass noun) stems of bamboo, rattan, or wicker used as a material for making furniture or baskets (as modifier) a cane coffee table short for sugar cane a ...
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 meaning, definition, what is cane: thin pieces of the stems of plants, used...: Learn more.
