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can

noun

airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Synonyms: tin, tin can
the quantity contained in a can
Synonyms: canful
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
Synonyms: can buoy
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, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, derriere, fanny, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Synonyms: commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet
a room equipped with toilet facilities
Synonyms: bathroom, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet

verb

preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
Synonyms: put up, tin
terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Synonyms: dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate Antonyms: hire, engage, employ