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can

noun

1 can

Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..

synonyms: tin, tin can.

Dutch: bakvorm, taartvorm, blik, blikje
Polish: puszka

2 can

The quantity contained in a can.

synonym: canful.

Dutch: inblikken
Polish: puszka

3 can

A buoy with a round bottom and conical top.

synonym: can buoy.

4 can

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, derriere ... show more.

Dutch: achterste, achtersteven, achterwerk, batterij, bibs, bips, derrière, fundament, gat, hol ... show more
Polish: cztery litery, pupa, tyłek, zadek

5 can

A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination.

synonyms: commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet.

Dutch: nachtspiegel, piespot, pispot, po, pot
Polish: kibelek, klozet, sedes

6 can

A room or building equipped with one or more toilets.

synonyms: bathroom, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet.

Roget 191: receptacle; inclosure etc. 232; recipient, receiver, reservatory.    compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, ... show more

Dutch: toiletpot, wc-pot, bestekamer, closet, doos, gemak, herentoilet, kakdoos, plee, poepdoos ... show more
Polish: dwa zera, toaleta, WC, w.c., ubikacja, W.C., wucet, ustronne miejsce, przybytek, klozet

verb

1 can

Preserve in a can or tin.

synonyms: put up, tin.

Roget 157: be powerful etc. adj.; gain power etc. n.. belong to, pertain to; lie in one's power, be in one's power; can, be able.    give power, ... show more

Roget 670: preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold; keep up, keep alive; refrigerate, keep on ice; not willingly let die; bank up; nurse; ... show more

Dutch: kunnen, steriliseren, vermogen, wecken, weten

2 can

Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.

synonyms: dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate.

Dutch: ontslaan, wippen


Moby thesaurus: Casanova, WC, arse, ass, ax, backhouse, backside, bag, barrel, basement, basket, bathroom, battleship, battlewagon, be able, be permitted, be up to, bedpan, behind, boot ... show more.

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