can meaning

Verb: can (canned,canning)  kan

1. Preserve in a can or tin
   - tin, put up 
2. [N. Amer] Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   - displace, fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate

Noun: can  kan

1. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
   - tin, tin can 
2. The quantity contained in a can
   - canful 
3. A buoy with a round bottom and conical top
   - can buoy 
4. [N. Amer] The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   - buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns [N. Amer], fundament, hindquarters, hind end, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush [N. Amer], bottom, behind, derriere, heinie [US], derrière 
5. [N. Amer] A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
   - toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne 
6. [N. Amer] A room or building equipped with one or more toilets
   - toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom

Verb: can[2] (could)  kan

1. Able to
   "fish can swim", "I can drive if you like", "Can I help you?"

Derived forms: canned, canning, cans

See also: cannery

Type of: body part, buoy, container, containerful, keep, plumbing fixture, preserve, remove, room

Part of: bath, bathroom, body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Can

[American slang]
n. toilet.
• Hell, I ain't tired! Where's the can?
• I gotta use the can before we leave.

[Slang]
Restroom, room with a toilet (toilets).
note: Very commonly used.
E.g. 'John passed out in the can.' note: Very commonly used.

[Architecture]

Abbr. for canvas.

[Business]
noun, verb

■ noun [C]

1 (BrE also tin)

a metal container in which food and drink is sold; the amount contained in a can:

a can of beans

a beer/paint can

We each drank a can of Coke.

2

a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and let out in a fine spray when you press a button on the lid:

a can of hairspray

■ verb [+ obj] (-nn-)

1 (especially AmE)

to preserve food by putting it in a can

2 (informal) (AmE)

to dismiss sb from their job

[Design engineering]
"A cylindrical metal vessel or container, usually with an open top or a removable cover."

[Electronics]
1. A metal enclosure or container roughly resembling a tin can (though not necessarily cylindrical), used for shielding or potting components.
2. Colloquial expression for HEADPHONE.

[Computer]
<character> (CAN, Control-X) ASCII character 24.

Examples

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1. acids used in pickling can include sulfuric.
2. too much oxygen can also block regeneration.
3. the races can be further subdivided.
4. i can not bring him to my point of view.
5. i am afraid i can not speak for geoff.