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The Meaning of can

  • () an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]
  • (n.) A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
  • (n.) 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.) To preserve by putting in sealed cans
  • (v. t. & i.) To know; to understand.
  • (v. t. & i.) To be able to do; to have power or influence.
  • (v. t. & i.) To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.

Synonyms

fanny , privy , tail , seat , butt , stool , rear end , tin , tin can , nates , bottom , potty , fundament , crapper , posterior , buttocks , behind , bathroom , stern , commode , backside , bum , john , atomic number 50 , buns , can buoy , hindquarters , tail end , derriere , tooshie , throne , hind end , rump , toilet , keister , lavatory , ass , prat , arse , lav , rear , tush , canister , canful , cannister , pot , screw , female genital organ , substructure , stinkpot , goat , cornerstone , git , croup , arsehole , shadower , skunk , base , foundation , butt end , fuck , shag , place , bottomland , fucking , scum bag , asshole , freighter , understructure , stub , after part , female genitals , tramp , female genitalia , idler , nookie , piece of tail , laughingstock , shtup , poop , foot , screwing , fag , quarter , do-nothing , back end , dirty dog , merchantman , croupe , butt joint , back tooth , bunghole , rat , nooky , back , underside , piece of ass , layabout , merchant ship , undersurface , tail assembly , hobo , loafer , roll in the hay , empennage , rotter , so-and-so , stooge , target , stinker , bottom of the inning , cigaret , coffin nail , crumb , groundwork , shadow , fag end , cigarette , bed , basis , lowlife , puke , flock , sens , mickle , thunder mug , pile , potbelly , fecal matter , bay window , gutter , weed , heap , kitty , sess , smoke , lot , passel , slew , faeces , sewer , deal , quite a little , faecal matter , locoweed , peck , sight , wad , ordure , grass , good deal , flowerpot , chamberpot , toilette , chiffonier , green goddess , batch , stack , mess , spate , potful , corporation , mountain , plenty , potentiometer , mint , dope , raft , jackpot , mass , tidy sum , hatful , gage , tummy , feces , great deal , dejection , muckle , flush toilet , washbasin , earth-closet , outhouse , washstand , washbowl , whoremaster , whoremonger , basin , trick , bath , jakes , digest , abide , tolerate , put forward , support , sack , give the axe , endure , give the sack , put up , post , stick out , fire , offer , give notice , displace , house , stomach , erect , dismiss , raise , provide , nominate , brook , set up , domiciliate , suffer , stand , force out , contribute , terminate , send away , bear , throw out , kindle , notify , depose , advise , gouge , go off , burn , apprize , rout out , plunder , enkindle , end , give the bounce , evict , elicit , discount , finish , move , stop , arouse , drive out , crowd out , brush off , squeeze out , open fire , usher out , send packing , send word , apprise , dissolve , push aside , give the gate , clear , ignore , provoke , sack up , burn down , cease , squirt , rouse , brush aside , discharge , evoke , fuel , preempt , eject , disregard , drop , net , preserve , keep

Homophones

caen , cann , kan , kann , kanne , quean

Rhymes

afghan , afghanistan , ahn , an , anchorman , ann , anne , ariane , assemblyman , bahn , ban , banh , bann , batman , beagan , beaudin , bedpan , began , bhutan , blan , blann , bogeyman , boivin , bouman , bourquin , bran , brann , businessman , caen , caftan , cancan , cann , cannes , caravan , carryanne , catamaran , caveman , cezanne , chan , chapin , chauvin , clan , clergyman , couchman , counterman , cruzan , cspan , cwmbran , cyan , dagestan , dahn , dan , dann , deadpan , deehan , deguzman , dextran , diahann , diane , dianne , divan , doorman , doran , duan , duignan , dupin , duran , dyane , fan , fayanne , ferdinand , fisherman , flagman , flan , flann , forman , fran , frogman , gahn , gan , gann , gaudin , gauguin , gaulin , gauvain , gauvin , gayman , georgann , geurin , glahn , glassman , gloriane , gnann , gosplan , grahn , gran , guardsman , hackman , handyman , harahan , harmattan , helmsman , hillman , hindustan , hitman , intertan , iran , jaan , jahn , jan , jann , japan , jazzman , joann , joanne , jourdan , journeyman , kan , kann , kanne , kazakhstan , kinsman , klahn , klan , klann , kurdistan , lan , lann , lapan , lappin , lausanne , leann , lennane , lifespan , liliane , loran , louanne , loudin , lucianne , lyanne , macmahon , mactan , madman , mahn , mailman , man , mann , manne , marianne , marplan , maryann , maryanne , maupin , mcan , mccann , mcfann , mcgann , mchan , mcmahon , mcmann , mcshan , merman , middleman , milan , milkman , minivan , minuteman , moulin , nan , newsman , newspaperman , nurseryman , oilman , outman , outran , overran , padmanabhan , pakistan , pan , panne , patrolman , pecan , phan , plan , poulin , pran , quean , quillman , qumran , quran , radioman , ran , ranh , rann , rattan , repairman , rodin , rosanne , roseanne , roxanne , ruthann , san , san-fran , sandman , saran , saucepan , scan , scran , sedan , serviceman , shan , sideman , skean , snowman , soloman , span , spann , spokane , stan , stann , sudan , suntan , superman , susanne , suzanne , taliban , tan , tann , tarzan , than , tinman , toussaint , tran , tristan , turbofan , turkmenistan , van , vann , vantran , voisin , walkman , weatherman , wenfan , whan , wingspan , yahn , yan , yucatan , zahn