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n. (Slang) headphones
 
can
v. preserve in jars, preserve in cans (of food); dismiss, fire from a position (or job, etc.)
 
n. tin, aluminum container; (Slang) jail, prison; (Slang used in Canada and the USA) toilet, bathroom; dismissal, firing from a position (or job, etc.)


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Can or the acronym CAN may refer to:NationsCanadaObjectsContainersBeverage can, for drinksTin can, for foodBucket/pailA type of sea markMusicCans (rapper), an underground rapper from Poughkeepsie, New York.Can (band), an experimental music group from the 1970sCan (album), by CanCans, the side project of HammerFall vocalist Joacim CansCan-can, a dance
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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


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