(n): a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
(n): a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
(n): a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
(n): a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
(n): a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
(v): beat with a cane
(v): give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression