British slang meaning to go very fast, work very hard, or use something excessively. In the speed sense, you 'cane it' down the motorway or around a track — giving something full throttle. In the effort sense, you 'cane it' through a workload or revision schedule. It can also refer to heavy consumption — to 'cane it' on a night out means drinking hard. The unifying sense is intensity and lack of restraint. Common in informal British speech across demographics, and has a positive, energetic connotation.
They caned it up the motorway and made Edinburgh in four hours flat.
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British slang meaning to go very fast or to go hard at something — whether driving at speed, working intensely, or engaging in heavy drinking or drug use. The cane element suggests hitting something hard and repeatedly. Context determines whether it refers to speed, effort, or consumption. Common in British casual speech, particularly in car culture and youth social contexts.
He absolutely caned it down the motorway and still arrived twenty minutes late.
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(UK, slang) To go very fast.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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