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1. Preserve in a can or tin
   "canned foods are not very tasty"
   - tin, put up
    
2. [N. Amer] Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   "The boss canned his secretary today"
   - displace, fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate

1. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
   - tin, tin can
    
2. The quantity contained in a can
   - canful
    
3. A buoy with a round bottom and conical top
   - can buoy
    
4. [N. Amer] The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   "he deserves a good kick in the can"
   - buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns [N. Amer], fundament, hindquarters, hind end, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush [N. Amer], bottom, behind, derriere, heinie [US], derrière
    
5. [N. Amer] A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
   - toilet, commode, pot, potty, stool, throne
    
6. [N. Amer] A room or building equipped with one or more toilets
   - toilet, lavatory, lav, john, bathroom, water closet [Brit], closet [archaic], W.C. [Brit], loo [Brit], bog [Brit]

1. Able to
   "fish can swim", "I can drive if you like", "Can I help you?"

Derived forms: canning, cans, canned

See also: cannery

Type of: body part, buoy, container, containerful, keep, plumbing fixture, preserve, remove, room

Part of: bath, bathroom, body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Can