Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.

A cane is a long thin stick with a curved or round top which you can use to support yourself when you are walking, or which in the past was fashionable to carry with you.

A cane is a long, thin, flexible stick which in the past was used to hit people, especially children at school, as a punishment.

If a child is caned, he or she is hit with a cane as a punishment.

A cane is a tall, narrow stick, usually made of bamboo, which is used for supporting plants.