1 [C] the hard hollow stem of some plants, for example BAMBOO or sugar:
bean plants supported by bamboo canes
2 [U] these stems used as a material for making furniture, etc:
a cane chair
3 [C] a piece of cane or a thin rod, used to help sb to walk:
He clutched a top hat and a silver-topped cane.
seealsoWALKINGSTICK
4 [C] a piece of cane or a thin rod, used in the past in some schools for beating children as a punishment:
to get the cane (= be punished with a cane)
verb [VN] to hit a child with a cane as a punishment
caning noun [U,C]:
the abolition of caning in schools
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is cane a noun, verb, or something else?
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