n (uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the Grass family Gramineae.
n (uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in the Grass family Gramineae; a reed.
n (uncountable)sugar cane. (US|Southern) Sometimes applied to maize or rarely to sorghum when such plants are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar.
n (countable|glassblowing) A length of colored and/or patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called caneworking.
n (uncountable) Corporal punishment by beating with a cane; the cane.
n (countable) A strong short staff used for support or decoration during walking; a walking stick.
n (countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by blind persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacle|obstacles in their path.
v To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement.