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   can

   /kan/

   noun

   • 1. a cylindrical metal container: "a petrol can"
   • ▪ a small steel or aluminium container in which food or drink is hermetically sealed for storage over long periods: "a beer can"
   • ▪ the quantity of food or drink held by a can: "he drank two cans of lager"
   • 2. prison: informal North American "our friends will get a year or two in the can"
   • 3. the toilet: informal North American "she walks in and has to use the can"
   • 4. headphones. informal
   • 5. a woman's breasts. vulgar slang North American

   verb

   • 1. preserve (food) in a can: "sardines and anchovies are worth the extra money if canned in olive oil"
   • 2. dismiss from a job: informal North American "he was canned because of a tiff over promotion"
   • ▪ reject as inadequate: "they canned the project"

   Word Origin Old Englishcanne, related to Dutch kan and German Kanne; either of Germanic origin or from late Latin canna.

   Derivatives

   • 1. canner noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

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