can

/ˈkæn/ · verb

Meaning

(auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
(auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
To know.
A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.
Buttocks.
Jail or prison.
To seal in a can.
To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
To shut up.
To fire or dismiss an employee.
To hole the ball.

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