can
v.
preserve in jars, preserve in cans (of food); dismiss, fire from a position (or job, etc.)
v.
be able; be capable; be entitled
n.
tin, aluminum container; (Slang) jail, prison; (Slang used in Canada and the USA) toilet, bathroom; dismissal, firing from a position (or job, etc.)
Can
Çan
can
Noun
1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
(synonym) tin, tin can
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) beer can
(derivation) tin, put up
2. the quantity contained in a can
(synonym) canful
(hypernym) containerful
3. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
(synonym) can buoy
(hypernym) buoy
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
(synonym) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
(hypernym) body part
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
5. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
(synonym) toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
(hypernym) plumbing fixture
(hyponym) flushless toilet
(part-holonym) toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom
(part-meronym) toilet bowl
6. a room equipped with toilet facilities
(synonym) toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom
(hypernym) room
(hyponym) head
(part-meronym) toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
Verb
1. preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
(synonym) tin, put up
(hypernym) preserve, keep
(derivation) tin, tin can
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
2. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
(synonym) fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
(hypernym) remove
(hyponym) retire
can (m)
n.
dog, canine
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