can
noun
1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Similar word(s): tin
Definition categories: man–made, container
2. the quantity contained in a can
Similar word(s): canful
Definition categories: quantity, containerful
3. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
Definition categories: communication, buoy
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Similar word(s): backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, derriere, fanny, fundament, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rump, seat, stern, tail, tush
Definition categories: body
5. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Similar word(s): commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet
Definition categories: man–made
6. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Similar word(s): bathroom, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet
Definition categories: man–made, room
verb
1. preserve in a can or tin
Similar word(s): tin
Definition categories: change, keep, preserve
2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Similar word(s): dismiss, displace, fire, sack, terminate
Definition categories: social, remove
Sentences with can as a verb:
- She can speak English, French, and German.
- You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.
- Can it be Friday already?
- They spent August canning fruit and vegetables.
- He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.
- Can your gob.
- The boss canned him for speaking out.