noun
    
    plural canes
    
    [count] :a short stick that often has a curved handle and is used to help someone to walk
    
    
    
    the cane :a form of punishment in which a person is hit with a cane or stick
    
    
    
    [noncount] :the hard hollow stem of a plant (such as bamboo or reed) that is used to make furniture and baskets
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :sugarcane
    
    verb
    
    canes; caned; caning
    
    [+ obj] :to hit (someone) with a cane or stick as a form of punishment