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Definition of cane verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cane

verb

NAmE//keɪn//

cane somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cane

he / she / it canes

past simple caned

-ing form caning

to hit someone with a cane as a punishment

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can‧ing

NAmE//ˈkeɪnɪŋ//

noun [uncountable, countable] the abolition of caning in schoolsSee cane in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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