Can

	1.	an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.] With gentle words he can faile gree. - Spenser.
n.	1.	A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids. Fill the cup and fill can, Have a rouse before the morn. - Tennyson.
	2.	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.
v. t.	1.	To preserve by putting in sealed cans [imp. & p. p. Canned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Canning.] Canned goods a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans.
v. t. & i.	1.	To know; to understand. [imp. Could .] I can rimes of Rodin Hood. - Piers Plowman. I can no Latin, quod she. - Piers Plowman. Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can. - Shak.
	2.	To be able to do; to have power or influence. The will of Him who all things can. - Milton. For what, alas, can these my single arms? - Shak. Mæcænas and Agrippa, who can most with Cæsar. - Beau. & Fl.
	3.	To be able; - followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to. Yet he could not but acknowledge to himself that there was something calculated to impress awe, . . . in the sudden appearances and vanishings . . . of the masque - De Quincey. Tom felt that this was a rebuff for him, and could not but understand it as a left-handed hit at his employer. - Dickens.

Noun	1.	can - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. Synonyms: tin can, tin
	2.	can - the quantity contained in a can Synonyms: canful
	3.	can - a buoy with a round bottom and conical top Synonyms: can buoy
	4.	can - 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?" Synonyms: arse, ass, behind, buttocks, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, buns, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, butt, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum
	5.	can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination Synonyms: commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool
	6.	can - a room equipped with toilet facilities Synonyms: john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom
Verb	1.	can - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" Synonyms: tin, put up
	2.	can - terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" Synonyms: give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, force out, dismiss, fire, terminate

CAN - Cancel

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