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- pronunciation:
- kaen
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a commercial metal container, often cylindrical, for food or other products.
He prefers beer in a bottle to beer in a can.Food lasts quite a long time when stored in cans.
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| definition 2: |
the contents of such a container.
She ate the whole can of peaches.Add one can of condensed milk to the mixture. |
| definition 3: |
a larger container for garbage or other waste.
We bring the garbage cans out to the curb every Tuesday. |
| definition 4: |
(slang) the buttocks.
How can you just sit there on your can and not help us?- similar words:
- bottom
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| definition 5: |
(slang) jail.
He spent two years in the can.- similar words:
- jug, stir
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| definition 6: |
(slang) a restroom.
The last time I saw him, he was in the can throwing up. |
| related words: |
bath, bathroom, buttock, case, drink, jail, lounge, prison |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cans, canning, canned |
| definition 1: |
to preserve (food) by sealing in a jar or can.
We can tomatoes from our garden every summer. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) to fire from a job or position in an organization.
His boss canned him for not showing up to work last Friday.- similar words:
- fire
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| definition 3: |
(informal) to put a stop to or discontinue.
Hey! Can that noise!We're not getting anywhere with this--let's just can it! |
| related words: |
bottle, discharge, discontinue, dismiss, preserve, process, stop, terminate |
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