cane
/keɪn/
noun
- A long, thin stick used to help someone walk, often made of wood or metal.
- After his knee surgery, he used a cane to get around the house.
- The elderly woman leaned on her cane as she waited for the bus.
- He bought a stylish wooden cane with a curved handle.
- A long, hollow stem of certain plants, such as bamboo or sugar cane.
- The farmer cut the sugar cane and loaded it onto the truck.
- Children love to chew on a piece of fresh sugar cane for its sweet juice.
- Bamboo cane is often used to make furniture and fences.
- A stick used as a weapon or for punishment, especially in the past.
- He threatened the thief with his walking cane.
- In some old schools, teachers would use a cane to discipline students.
- The guard carried a cane to keep order in the prison yard.
verb
- To beat someone with a cane as a punishment.
- The judge ordered that the criminal be caned for his crime.
- He was caned for stealing from the market.
- In the past, some teachers would cane students for misbehaving.