can

Definitions of can in various dictionaries:

noun - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

noun - the quantity contained in a can

noun - a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

noun - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

noun - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

noun - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

verb - preserve in a can or tin

verb - terminate the employment of

Used to indicate physical or mental ability: I can carry both suitcases.

Used to indicate possession of a specified power, right, or privilege: The President can veto congressional bills.

Used to indicate possession of a specified capability or skill: I can tune the harpsichord as well as play it.

Used to indicate possibility or probability: I wonder if my long lost neighbor can still be alive.

Used to indicate that which is permitted, as by conscience or feelings: One can hardly blame you for being upset.

Used to indicate probability or possibility under the specified circumstances: They can hardly have intended to do that.

Used to request or grant permission: Can I be excused? [Middle English, first and third person singular present tense of connen, to know how, from Old English cunnan.

A usually cylindrical metal container.

An airtight container, usually made of tin-coated iron, in which foods or beverages are preserved.

The contents of such a container.

A jail or prison.

A toilet or restroom.

The buttocks.

To seal in an airtight container for future use; preserve: canning peaches.

Slang.

To dismiss from employment or school.

To put a stop to; quit: Let’s can the chatter.

verb - to put in a can (a cylindrical container)

verb - used as an auxiliary to express ability