Dictionary Entry
can
can is a 3-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, transitive/intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
3 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 15 senses
Definitions
- 1
an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]
- 2noun
A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
- 3noun
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.
- 4transitive verb
To preserve by putting in sealed cans
- 5transitive/intransitive verb
To know; to understand.
- 6transitive/intransitive verb
To be able to do; to have power or influence.
- 7transitive/intransitive verb
To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
- 8noun
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
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- 9noun
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- 10noun
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- 11noun
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?"
- 12noun
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
- 13noun
the quantity contained in a can
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- 14verb
preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
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- 15verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"
"The company terminated 25% of its workers"
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