can (n.)

  1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

    [ Syn: tin , tin can ]

  2. the quantity contained in a can

    [ Syn: canful ]

  3. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

    [ Syn: can 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?

    [ Syn: 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 ]

  5. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

    [ Syn: toilet , commode , crapper , pot , potty , stool , throne ]

  6. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

    [ Syn: toilet , lavatory , lav , john , privy , bathroom ]

    can (v.)

  1. preserve in a can or tin; tinned foods are not very tasty

    [ Syn: tin , put up ]

  2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; The boss fired his secretary today; The company terminated 25% of its workers

    [ Syn: displace , fire , give notice , dismiss , give the axe , send away , sack , force out , give the sack , terminate ]

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