can meaning and definition

CAN noun

Definition of can (noun)

1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
   • synonyms: tin, tin can
2. the quantity contained in a can
   • synonyms: canful
3. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
   • synonyms: 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?"
   • synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
5. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
   • synonyms: commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet
6. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
   • synonyms: bathroom, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet

CAN verb

Definition of can (verb)

1. preserve in a can or tin
   • "tinned foods are not very tasty"
   • synonyms: put up, tin
2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   • "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
   • synonyms: dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
   • antonym: employ