can /kæn/
1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
2. the quantity contained in a can
3. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
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?"
synset: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
5. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
synset: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
6. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
synset: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
1. preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
synset: displace, fire, give_notice, can, dismiss, give_the_axe, send_away, sack, force_out, give_the_sack, terminate
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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