Thesaurus: can

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1. n. A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
2. n. A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can.
3. v. t. To preserve by putting in sealed cans
4. v. t. & i. To know; to understand.
5. v. t. & i. To be able to do; to have power or influence.
6. v. t. & i. To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
7. n. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
8. n. the quantity contained in a can
9. n. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
10. n. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
11. n. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination