cane it en · VERB
Meanings
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(UK, slang) To go very fast.
Near-synonyms: hoon it (UK), hoon
Mia: We got to call someone. / Rob: No, no, no, no, no, no. Fucking hell, Mia. Think, OK, hey? You need to think, baby. We've been fucking caning it, yeah? / Mia: Yeah. / Rob: This is prison, yeah? A fucking instant prison.
2017, “Crocodile”, in Black Mirror, season 4, episode 3, spoken by Mia and Rob (Andrea Riseborough and Andrew Gower):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| canes it | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| caning it | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caned it | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caned it | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
swap · speed · hump it · scramble · move it · hasten · bustle · make tracks · hurry · haul · shift · rattle one's hocks · skedaddle · haul one's ashes · make haste · hustle · zoom · hie · rush · haul ass · get a move on · zip · fly · scream · hurtle