1. can - noun
· airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Hypernym(s): container
2. can - noun
· the quantity contained in a can
Synonym(s): canful
Hypernym(s): containerful
3. can - noun
· a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
Synonym(s): can_buoy
Hypernym(s): buoy
4. can - noun
· 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(s): 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(s): body_part
5. can - noun
· a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Synonym(s): toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
Hypernym(s): plumbing_fixture
6. can - noun
· a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Synonym(s): toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom
Hypernym(s): room
7. can - verb
· preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
8. can - verb
· terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Synonym(s): displace, fire, give_notice, dismiss, give_the_axe, send_away, sack, force_out, give_the_sack, terminate
Hypernym(s): remove
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