cane


Definition: Meaning of, cane in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / keɪn /

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Singular Plural
cane canes
  1. [uncountable] thin pieces of the stems of plants, used for making furniture and baskets
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  2. [countable] a long thin stick made from the stem of a plant, used for supporting other plants in a garden
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  3. [countable] a long thin stick with a curved handle that you can use to help you walk
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  4. [countable] a stick that was used in the past by teachers to hit children with as a punishment
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
cane caned caned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
caning canes
[transitive]
  1. to punish someone, especially a child, by hitting them with a stick
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cane used in phrases

  • candy cane (noun)
    1. a stick of hard red and white sugar with a curved end
  • cane blight (noun)
    1. e.g., raspberries or currants a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits
  • cane reed (noun)
    1. tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
  • cane sugar (noun)
    1. sucrose obtained from sugar cane
    2. sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent
  • cane toad (noun)
    1. Bufo marinus large tropical American toad with toxic skin; a major problem in Australia where they were originally introduced for pest control
  • dumb cane (noun)
    1. an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
  • gentleman's-cane (noun)
    1. tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
  • giant cane (noun)
    1. tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
  • lawyer cane (noun)
    1. tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia
  • malacca cane (noun)
    1. a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
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