1. A stick that people can lean on to help them walk
   "The elderly man used a cane to steady himself"
    
2. A strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
   "The furniture maker used rattan cane to weave the chair seat"
    
3. A stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment
   "In the old days, teachers sometimes used a cane for discipline"

1. Beat with a cane
   "The old-fashioned teacher caned the unruly student";
   - flog, lambaste, lambast

Sounds like: Cain

Derived forms: caning, canes, caned

Type of: beat, beat up, stalk, stem, switch, walking stick, work over [informal]

Encyclopedia: Cane, James