caning Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
   wicker; wickerwork.
   
2. verb beat with a cane
   cane; flog; lambaste; lambast.
   
3. verb preserve in a can or tin
   tin; put up; can.
   
   • tinned foods are not very tasty
4. verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   give the axe; send away; give the sack; fire; dismiss; terminate; displace; sack; give notice; force out; can.
   
   • The boss fired his secretary today
   • The company terminated 25% of its workers

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