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canto be able to, have the power or skill to: I can take a bus to the airport. She can paint very well. Not to be confused with:may – to have permission to: you may go in now; to express possibility: The storm may turn into a hurricane.can 1 C0057600 (kăn; kən when unstressed)aux.v. past tense could (ko͝od) 1. a. Used to indicate physical or mental ability: I can carry both suitcases. Can you remember the war?b. Used to indicate possession of a specified power, right, or privilege: The president can veto congressional bills.c. Used to indicate possession of a specified capability or skill: I can tune the harpsichord as well as play it.2. a. Used to indicate possibility or probability: I wonder if my long lost neighbor can still be alive. Such things can and do happen.b. Used to indicate that which is permitted, as by conscience or feelings: One can hardly blame you for being upset.c. Used to indicate probability or possibility under the specified circumstances: They can hardly have intended to do that.3. Usage Problem Used to request or grant permission: Can I be excused? [Middle English, first and third person sing. present tense of connen, to know how, from Old English cunnan; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: Generations of grammarians and teachers have insisted that can should be used only to express the capacity to do something, and that may must be used to express permission. But children do not use can to ask permission out of a desire to be stubbornly perverse. They have learned it as an idiomatic expression from adults: After you clean your room, you can go outside and play. As part of the spoken language, this use of can is perfectly acceptable. This is especially true for negative questions, such as Can't I have the car tonight? probably because using mayn't instead of can't sounds unnatural. While the distinction between can and may still has its adherents in formal usage, the number appears to be falling. In our 2009 survey, 37 percent of the Usage Panel rejected can instead of may in the sentence Can I take another week to submit the application? But more than half of these said can was only "somewhat (rather than completely) unacceptable" in this use, and the overall percentage of disapproval fell from more than 50 percent in an earlier survey. · The heightened formality of may sometimes highlights the speaker's role in giving permission. You may leave the room when you are finished implies that permission is given by the speaker. You can leave the room when you are finished implies that permission is part of a rule or policy rather than a decision on the speaker's part. For this reason, may sees considerable use in official announcements: Students may pick up the application forms tomorrow. · Like may, can is also used to indicate what is possible: It may rain this afternoon. Bone spurs can be very painful. In this use, both can and may often have personal subjects: You may see him at the concert. Even an experienced driver can get lost in this town.
can 2 C0057600 (kăn)n.1. A usually cylindrical metal container.2. a. An airtight container, usually made of tin-coated iron, in which foods or beverages are preserved.b. The contents of such a container: ate a can of beans.3. Slang A jail or prison.4. Slang A toilet or restroom.5. Slang The buttocks.6. Slang A naval destroyer.v. canned, can·ning, cans v.tr.1. To seal in an airtight container for future use; preserve: canning peaches.2. Slang To make a recording of: can the audience's applause for a TV comedy show.3. Slang a. To end the employment of; fire. See Synonyms at dismiss.b. To put an end or stop to: canned the TV show after one season; told the students to can the chatter.v.intr. To solicit cash donations for a charity or other organization such as a club or amateur sports team by holding out a can or other container in a public place.Idioms: can of corn Sports Something that is easily accomplished, especially a routine catch of a fly ball in baseball. can of worms A complex or difficult problem. in the can Completed and ready for release, as a film or scene of a film. [Middle English canne, a water container, from Old English.] can′ner n.can (kæn; unstressed kən) vb (intr) , past could1. used as an auxiliary to indicate ability, skill, or fitness to perform a task: I can run a mile in under four minutes. 2. used as an auxiliary to indicate permission or the right to something: can I have a drink?. 3. used as an auxiliary to indicate knowledge of how to do something: he can speak three languages fluently. 4. used as an auxiliary to indicate possibility, opportunity, or likelihood: my trainer says I can win the race if I really work hard. [Old English cunnan; related to Old Norse kunna, Old High German kunnan, Latin cognōscere to know, Sanskrit jānāti he knows; see ken, uncouth]Usage: See at may1
can (kæn) n1. a container, esp for liquids, usually of thin sheet metal: a petrol can; a beer can. 2. another name (esp US) for tin23. Also called: canful the contents of a can or the amount a can will hold4. a slang word for prison5. US and Canadian a slang word for toilet or buttocks. See toilet6. (Military) navy US a slang word for destroyer7. (Military) navy slang a depth charge8. (Film) a shallow cylindrical metal container of varying size used for storing and handling film9. can of worms informal a complicated problem10. carry the can See carry3711. (Film) (of a film, piece of music, etc) having been recorded, processed, edited, etc12. informal arranged or agreed: the contract is almost in the can. vb, cans, canning or canned13. to put (food, etc) into a can or cans; preserve in a can14. (tr) slang US to dismiss from a job15. (tr) informal US to stop (doing something annoying or making an annoying noise) (esp in the phrase can it!)16. (tr) informal to reject or discard[Old English canne; related to Old Norse, Old High German kanna, Irish gann, Swedish kana sled]can1 (kæn; unstressed kən) auxiliary verb. 1. to be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to: She can solve the problem easily. 2. to know how to: I can play chess, but not very well. 3. to have the power or means to: a dictator who can impose his will on the people. 4. to have the right or qualifications to: He can change whatever he wishes in the script. 5. may; have permission to: Can I speak to you for a moment? 6. to have the possibility: A coin can land on either side. v.t., v.i. 7. Obs. to know. Idioms: can but, to be able to do nothing else except; can only: We can but try. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, present indic. singular 1st, 3rd person of cunnan to know, know how] usage: can and may are often interchangeable in the sense of possibility: A power failure can (or may) occur at any time. Despite the traditional insistence that only may conveys permission, both words are regularly used in this sense: Can (or May) I borrow your tape recorder? can occurs this way chiefly in spoken English; may occurs more frequently in formal speech and writing. In negative constructions, can't or cannot is more common than may not; the contraction mayn't is rare: You can't park in the driveway. can but and cannot but are somewhat formal expressions suggesting that there is no alternative to doing something. See also cannot, help. can2 (kæn) n., v. canned, can•ning. n. 1. a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal. 2. a receptacle for garbage, ashes, etc. 3. a bucket or other container for holding or carrying liquids. 4. a metal or plastic container for holding film on cores or reels. 5. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. toilet; bathroom. 6. Slang. jail. 7. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. buttocks. 8. Mil. Slang. a. a depth charge. b. a destroyer. v.t. 9. to preserve by sealing in a can, jar, etc. 10. Slang. to dismiss; fire. 11. Slang. to put a stop to: Can that noise! 12. to record, as on film or tape. Idioms: in the can, (of a commercial film, scene, etc.) completed. [before 1000; Middle English, Old English canne, c. Old High German channa, Old Norse kanna] Can. 1. Canada. 2. Canadian. can. 1. canceled. 2. canon. 3. canto. can could">could be able to">be able toThese words are used to talk about ability, awareness, and possibility. They are also used to say that someone has permission to do something. These uses are dealt with separately in this entry. Can and could are called modals. Both can and could are followed by an infinitive without to. I envy people who can sing.I could work for twelve hours a day.1. negative formsThe negative form of can is cannot or can't. Cannot is never written 'can not'. The negative form of could is could not or couldn't. To form the negative of be able to, you either put not or another negative word in front of able, or you use the expression be unable to. Many elderly people cannot afford telephones.I can't swim very well.It was so dark you could not see anything.They couldn't sleep.We were not able to give any answers.We were unable to afford the entrance fee.2. ability: the presentCan, could, and be able to are all used to talk about a person's ability to do something. You use can or be able to to talk about ability in the present. Be able to is more formal than can. You can all read and write.The animals are able to move around, and they can all lie down.Lisa nodded, unable to speak.Could is also used to talk about ability in the present, but it has a special meaning. If you say that someone could do something, you mean that they have the ability to do it, but they don't in fact do it. We could do much more in this country to educate people.3. ability: the pastYou use could or a past form of be able to to talk about ability in the past. He could run faster than anyone else.A lot of them couldn't read or write.I wasn't able to answer their questions.If you say that someone was able to do something, you usually mean that they had the ability to do it and they did it. Could does not have this meaning. After two weeks in bed, he was able to return to work.The farmers were able to pay their employees' wages.If you want to say that someone had the ability to do something but did not in fact do it, you say that they could have done it. You could have given it all to me.You could have been a little bit more careful.If you want to say that someone did not do something because they did not have the ability to do it, you say that they could not have done it. I couldn't have gone with you, because I was in London at the time.If you want to say that someone had the ability to do something in the past, although they don't now have this ability, you say that they used to be able to do it. I used to be able to sleep anywhere.You used to be able to see the house from here.4. ability: the futureYou use a future form of be able to to talk about ability in the future. I shall be able to answer that question tomorrow.5. ability: reporting structuresCould is often used in reporting structures. For example, if a woman says 'I can speak Arabic', you usually report this as 'She said she could speak Arabic'. She said I could bring it back later.6. ability: 'be able to' after other verbsBe able to is sometimes used after modals such as might or should, and after verbs such as want, hope, or expect. I might be able to help you.You may be able to get extra money.You should be able to see that from here.She would not be able to go out alone.Do you really expect to be able to do that?Don't use can or could after any other verbs. 7. 'being able to'You can use an -ing form of be able to. He liked being able to discuss politics with Veronica.There is no -ing form of can or could. 8. awarenessCan and could are used with verbs such as see, hear, and smell to say that someone is or was aware of something through one of their senses. I can smell gas.I can't see her.I could see a few stars in the sky.9. possibility: the present and the futureCould and can are used to talk about possibility in the present or future. You use could to say that there is a possibility that something is or will be true. Don't eat it. It could be a toadstool.He was jailed in February, and could be released next year.Might and may can be used in a similar way. It might be a trap.Kathy's career may be ruined.See might - mayBe Careful! Don't use 'could not' to say that there is a possibility that something is not true. Instead you use might not or may not. It might not be possible.It may not be easy.If you want to say that it is impossible that something is true, you use cannot or could not. You cannot possibly know what damage you caused.It couldn't possibly be true.You use can to say that something is sometimes possible. Sudden changes can sometimes have a negative effect.10. possibility: the pastYou use could have to say that there is a possibility that something was true in the past. He could have been in the house on his own.Might have and may have can be used in a similar way. She might have found the information online.It may have been a dead bird.You also use could have to say that there was a possibility of something being true in the past, although it was not in fact true. It could have been worse.He could have made a fortune as a lawyer.Be Careful! Don't use 'could not have' to say that there is a possibility that something was not true. Instead you use might not have or may not have. She might not have known the password.If you want to say that it is impossible that something was true, you use could not have. The decision couldn't have been easy.The man couldn't have seen us at all.11. permissionCan and could are used to say that someone is allowed to do something. You can take out money at any branch of your own bank.He could come and use my computer.Cannot and could not are used to say that someone is or was forbidden to do something. You can't bring strangers in here.Her dad said she couldn't go out during the week.can Past participle: canned Gerund: canning
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I can | you can | he/she/it cans | we can | you can | they can |
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I canned | you canned | he/she/it canned | we canned | you canned | they canned |
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I am canning | you are canning | he/she/it is canning | we are canning | you are canning | they are canning |
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I have canned | you have canned | he/she/it has canned | we have canned | you have canned | they have canned |
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I was canning | you were canning | he/she/it was canning | we were canning | you were canning | they were canning |
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I had canned | you had canned | he/she/it had canned | we had canned | you had canned | they had canned |
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I will can | you will can | he/she/it will can | we will can | you will can | they will can |
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I will have canned | you will have canned | he/she/it will have canned | we will have canned | you will have canned | they will have canned |
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I will be canning | you will be canning | he/she/it will be canning | we will be canning | you will be canning | they will be canning |
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I have been canning | you have been canning | he/she/it has been canning | we have been canning | you have been canning | they have been canning |
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I will have been canning | you will have been canning | he/she/it will have been canning | we will have been canning | you will have been canning | they will have been canning |
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I had been canning | you had been canning | he/she/it had been canning | we had been canning | you had been canning | they had been canning |
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I would can | you would can | he/she/it would can | we would can | you would can | they would can |
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I would have canned | you would have canned | he/she/it would have canned | we would have canned | you would have canned | they would have canned | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | can - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.tin can, tinbeer can - a can that holds beercaddy, tea caddy - a can for storing teacannikin - a small cancoffee can - a can for storing ground coffeecontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)milk can - large can for transporting milkoilcan - a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinerysoda can - a can for holding soft drinks | | 2. | can - the quantity contained in a cancanfulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold | | 3. | can - a buoy with a round bottom and conical topcan buoybuoy - bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards | | 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?"arse, ass, behind, buttocks, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, buns, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, butt, rear, bumbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremitytorso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | | 5. | can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationcommode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stoolbathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toiletflushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water)flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through itplumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a buildingpotty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young childrenjohn, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toiletstoilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with watertoilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet | | 6. | can - a room or building equipped with one or more toiletsjohn, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroomhead - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or shippublic convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, comfort station, convenience - a toilet that is available to the publicroom - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationwashroom - a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)loo, W.C., water closet, closet - a toilet in Britain | Verb | 1. | can - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"tin, put upcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" | | 2. | can - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminateretire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"clean out - force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"remove - remove from a position or an officesend away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" |
cannounSlang. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison.Informal: lockup, pen.Slang: big house, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey, slammer, stir.Chiefly Regional: calaboose.verb1. To prepare (food) for storage and future use:conserve, preserve, put up.2. Slang. To end the employment or service of:cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release, terminate.Informal: ax, fire, pink-slip.Slang: boot, bounce, sack.Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door.Translationscan1 (kӕn) – negative can't (kaːnt) cannot (ˈkӕnət) – verb1. to be able to. You can do it if you try hard. 能 能2. to know how to. Can you drive a car? 會,懂 会,懂 3. (usually may) to have permission to. You can go if you behave yourself. 可以 可以4. used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc. What can he be doing all this time? 究竟 (用於疑問句,表示驚訝、難以相信) (表示惊讶、不相信等)居然会,竟能
can2 (kӕn) noun a metal container for liquids and many types of food. oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer. 鐵罐 铁罐 verb – past tense, past participle canned – to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it. a factory for canning raspberries. 裝罐 装罐canned adjective put in cans. canned peas. 罐裝的 罐装的ˈcannery – plural ˈcanneries – noun a factory where goods are canned. 裝罐廠 罐头厂- Can I buy the tickets here? → 可以在这儿买票吗?
- She can't move → 她不能动了
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can (someone)To summarily dismiss or oust someone from employment; to fire someone. Management promptly canned the new accountant after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. They'll can me if they ever find out I came into work drunk yesterday.See also: cancan1. n. the head. Jerry landed one on Frank’s can. Frank crumpled. 2. n. toilet. Restroom? Hell, I ain’t tired! Where’s the can? 3. n. the buttocks. (see also bucket.) The guy slipped on the ice and fell on his can. 4. n. jail. (Usually with the.) I had to spend the night in the can, but it wasn’t too bad. 5. tv. to dismiss someone from employment. The jerk canned everybody who played a part in the gag. 6. n. a car. That’s a good-looking can he’s driving. 7. Go to cans. 8. n. a breast. (Usually objectionable. Usually plural.) Man, look at the cans on that dame! 9. n. a measurement of marijuana. (Drugs.) How much do you want for a can? can/could do without To prefer not to experience or deal with: I could do without their complaints.See:- (as) happy as can be
- (Can I) buy you a drink?
- (Can I) get you something (to drink)?
- (Can I) give you a lift?
- (I) can too
- (I) can't rightly say
- (I) can't say as I do(, can't say as I don't)
- (I) can't say for sure
- (I) can't say that I do
- (I) can't say that I have
- (I) can't thank you enough
- (one) can do worse
- (one) can hardly believe (one's) eyes
- (one) can scarcely believe (one's) eyes
- (one) can whistle for it
- (one) can't beat (something)
- (one) can't beat that
- (one) can't believe (one's) ears
- (one) can't take (someone) anywhere
- (one) can't wait
- (one) can't win
- (one) can't win for losing
- (one) could do worse
- (one) might do worse
- (someone) could sell an icebox to an Eskimo
- (someone) could sell ice to Eskimos
- (someone) could sell sawdust to a lumber mill
- (you) can't fight city hall
- (you) can't get there from here
- (you) can't take it with you (when you go)
- (you) can't win them all
- a can of corn
- a can of worms
- a cat can look at a king
- a game that two can play
- A golden key can open any door
- a kick at the can
- a leopard can't change his spots
- a leopard can't change its spots
- a man cannot serve two masters
- a mill cannot grind with water that is past
- an offer (one) can't refuse
- any fool can/could...
- any fool could (do something)
- anything can happen
- anything can/might happen
- Appearances can be deceiving
- as best (one) can
- as best one can
- as best you can
- as far as I can see
- as far as the eye can see
- as far as the eye can/could see
- as fast as (one's) legs can carry (one)
- as fast as your legs can carry you
- as much as (one) could do (not) (to do something)
- as much as somebody can/could do to do something
- be all (one) could do (not) to (do something)
- be all somebody can/could do to do something
- before (one) can blink
- before (one) can say Jack Robinson
- before you can say "knife"
- before you can say (something)
- before you can say Jack Robinson
- before you can say knife
- Beggars can't be choosers
- believe one's own eyes, one cannot
- bet on it
- bet one’s bottom dollar
- bet one's bottom dollar, one can
- bet your bottom dollar
- better mousetrap, (if one can) build a
- bite off more than (one) can chew
- bite off more than can chew
- bite off more than one can chew
- bite off more than one can chew, to
- bite off more than you can chew
- blood from a stone/turnip, one can't get
- booze can
- burn the candle at both ends, to (you can't)
- call one's own
- can
- can (do something) on (one's) ear
- can (just) whistle for (something)
- can (someone)
- can barely hear (oneself) think
- can but
- can carry a tune
- can count on the fingers of one hand
- can do
- can do something standing on your head
- can do with
- can drive a truck through something
- can hardly hear (oneself) think
- Can I be excused?
- Can I call you?
- Can I come in?
- Can I get by, please?
- Can I have (one) call you?
- Can I have a lift?
- Can I have a word with you?
- Can I help you?
- Can I join you?
- Can I leave a message?
- Can I see you again?
- Can I see you in my office?
- Can I speak to (one)?
- Can I speak to ? Go to Could I speak to
- Can I take a message?
- Can I take your order?
- Can I tell (one) who's calling?
- Can I use your powder room?
- can it
- Can it!
- can kiss (something) goodbye
- can of corn
- can of worms
- can of worms, it's a/like opening a
- can see (from) a mile off
- can take (something) to the bank
- can take it to the bank
- can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
- can talk the legs off an iron pot
- can talk under water
- can too
- Can we continue this later?
- can whistle for
- can you beat it/that?
- Can you excuse us, please?
- Can you hold?
- can you imagine
- Can you imagine?
- Can you keep a secret?
- can/could teach/tell somebody a thing or two
- can’t find one’s butt with both hands
- can’t find one’s butt with both hands in broad daylight
- can’t hit the broad side of a barn
- can’t hit the side of a barn
- can’t win em all
- can’t win them all
- can-do
- cannot choose but
- cannot help but
- cans
- can-shaker
- can't
- can't (do something) for nuts
- can't (do something) for toffee
- can't (do something) to save (one's) life
- can't argue with that
- can't be arsed
- can't be bad
- can't be bothered
- can't be doing with (something)
- can't be doing with something
- can't be helped. and couldn't be helped
- can't be in two places at once
- can't bear to think about (something)
- can't beat that
- can't boil an egg
- can't but
- can't call (one's) soul (one's) own
- can't call (one's) time (one's) own
- can't call one's soul one's own
- can't call soul own
- can't carry a tune
- can't complain
- can't complain. and nothing to complain about
- can't cut the mustard
- can't do anything with
- can't do anything with (someone or something)
- can't do something for toffee
- can't do something to save your life
- can't even
- can't fight city hall
- can't fight City Hall, one/you/they
- can't find (one's) butt with both hands
- can't find (one's) butt with both hands in broad daylight
- can't find butt with both hands
- can't for the life of me
- can't get (something) for love or money
- can't get enough (of something)
- can't get over (something)
- can't get over something
- can't get there from here
- can't go on
- can't hack it
- can't have it both ways
- can't hear (oneself) think
- can't hear yourself think
- can't help
- can't help (doing something)
- can't help but (do something)
- can't help but do
- can't help but notice (that) (something)
- can't help it
- can't help noticing (that) (something)
- can't help something
- can't hit the (broad) side of a barn
- can't hit the broad side of a barn
- can't hit the side of a barn
- can't hold (one's) drink
- can't hold a candle to
- can't hold a candle to (someone or something)
- can't hold a candle to someone/something
- can't hold it (in)
- can't keep (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
- can't keep (one's) hands off (someone)
- can't live with them, can't live without them
- can't make a silk purse (out) of a sow's ear
- can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
- can't make anything out (of something)
- can't make head nor tail of (someone or something)
- can't make head or tail of
- can't make head or/nor tail of something
- can't make heads nor tails of (someone or something)
- can't make heads or tails (out) of (someone or something)
- can't make heads or tails of
- can't nail (something) down
- can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
- can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
- can't put a name to (someone)
- can't rightly say
- can't say as I do
- can't say boo to a goose
- can't say fairer than that
- can't say for sure
- can't say that I do
- can't say that I have
- can't see (any) further than the end of (one's) nose
- can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) face
- can't see a hole in a ladder
- can't see beyond the end of (one's) nose
- can't see beyond the end of one's nose
- can't see farther than (one's) nose
- can't see farther than the end of (one's) nose
- can't see further than (the end of) (one's) (own) nose
- can't see hand in front of face
- can't see past the end of (one's) nose
- can't see straight
- can't see the forest for the trees
- can't see the forest/wood(s) for the trees
- can't see the wood for the trees
- can't seem to
- can't stand
- can't stand (someone or something)
- can't stand the pace
- can't stand the sight of (someone or something)
- can't stomach (something)
- can't take (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
- can't take it with you
- can't take your eyes off someone/something
- can't thank you enough
- can't think straight
- can't very well (do something)
- can't wait
- can't win them all
- can't/couldn't very well do something
- carry the can
- cat can look at a king
- catch as catch can
- catch more flies with honey than vinegar, one can
- catch-as-catch-can
- Come back when you can stay longer
- could (do something) standing on (one's) head
- could do with (something)
- could do without (something)
- could drive a truck through (something)
- could hear a pin drop
- Could I help you?
- Could I leave a message?
- Could I see you again?
- Could I see you in my office?
- Could I speak to?
- Could I take a message?
- Could I take your order?
- Could I tell him who's calling?
- Could I use your powder room?
- could talk under water
- could teach (someone) a thing or two (about someone or something)
- could tell (someone) a thing or two (about someone or something)
- Could we continue this later?
- Could you excuse us, please?
- Could you hold?
- Could you keep a secret?
- could/can do without something
- couldn't carry a note in a bucket
- devil can quote Scripture for his own purpose
- doesn't hold a candle
- don't judge a book by its cover
- don't make a threat you cannot carry out
- don't make threats you cannot carry out
- even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while
- faster than you can say Jack Robinson
- feel for
- for England
- from can see to can't see
- game that two can play
- game that two can play, that's a
- get a can on
- get the ax
- get the can
- GI can
- give (someone) the can
- happy as a clam
- have (one's) cake and eat it (too)
- have it both ways
- he/she can talk/eat, etc. for England
- hear a pin drop, can
- hear oneself think, can't
- hold a candle to, cannot/not fit to
- How (something) can you be?
- How (something) can you get?
- How can I help you?
- How can I serve you?
- how can you sleep at night
- how can/could you!
- how could you
- How may I help you?
- how selfish, stupid, ungrateful, etc. can you get?
- I (can) promise you
- I can accept that
- I can live with that
- I can tell you
- I can't accept that
- I can't believe it/that/this
- I can't believe!
- I can't even
- I can't get over
- I can't understand (it)
- I don't understand
- I, he, etc. can't wait
- I, you, etc. can't take somebody anywhere
- I, you, etc. can't win
- if (one) can help it
- if anything can go wrong, it will
- If you can’t stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen
- if you can't be good, be careful
- if you can't beat 'em
- if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
- If you can't beat them, join them
- if you can't do the time, don't do the crime
- if you can't stand the heat
- if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
- if you can't stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen
- in the can
- it can't be helped
- it's all (one) can do (to do something)
- judge a book by its cover, one can't
- keep no more cats than can catch mice
- kick the can down the road
- like a can of corn
- like it or lump it
- live out
- live out of cans
- look who's talking
- make nothing of
- man cannot live by bread alone
- money can't buy happiness
- more (something) than you can shake a stick at
- more than (one) can bear
- more than (one) can endure
- more than flesh and blood can bear
- more than flesh and blood can endure
- more than flesh and blood can stand
- more than flesh and blood can stand, endure, etc.
- more than one can bear
- more than one can shake a stick at
- more than you can (ever) know
- more than you can shake a stick at
- more things than you can shake a stick at
- more... than you can shake a stick at
- need (something) so bad (that) (one) can taste it
- neither can (one)
- Neither can I
- never make a threat you cannot carry out
- never make threats you cannot carry out
- Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
- nice work if you can get it
- no can do
- No can do!
- No man can serve two masters
- not agree with (someone or something)
- not bear the sight of (someone or something)
- not get a word in edgeways
- not hold (one's) liquor
- not if I can help it
- not if one can help it
- not miss (something) for the world
- not miss a trick
- not miss much
- not put (one's) finger on (something)
- not put (something) past (one)
- not put a foot wrong
- not say boo to a fly
- not show (one's) face
- not stand in (someone's or something's) way
- not stand the sight of (someone or something)
- not trust (someone) as far as (one) can throw (them)
- not trust (someone) farther than (one) can throw (them)
- not trust someone as far as one can throw him/her
- not trust someone as far as you can throw them
- nothing to complain about
- one bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel
- one bad apple spoils the (whole) bunch
- one bad apple spoils the (whole) bushel
- only Nixon could go to China
- open (up) a can of worms
- open up a can of worms
- pigs can fly
- piss or get off the can
- put (one's) finger on (something)
- put off
- quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
- run before you can walk
- see no further than the end of nose
- so bad (that) (one) can taste it
- so bad one can taste it
- so quiet you could hear a pin drop
- so still you could hear a pin drop
- spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the
- stand to lose (something)
- stand up against (someone or something)
- take it from me
- take it from me, (you can)
- take it or leave it
- talk the talk and walk the walk
- teach an old dog new tricks, one can't/it's hard to
- tell (one) what (one) can do with (something)
- tell (someone) a thing or two (about someone or something)
- that's a game that two can play
- the devil can quote scripture for his own purpose
- the least (one) can do
- the least (one) could do
- the least you can/could do
- this is why we can't have nice things
- Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
- Those who can, do; those who can't, teach
- those who can't do, teach
- tomato can
- two can play at that game
- two can play that game
- Two can play this game
- walk before you can run
- want (something) so bad (that) (one) can taste it
- We must learn to walk before we can run
- we, you, he, etc. can/could/might do worse
- What can I do for you?
- What can I do you for?
- What can I say?
- What can I tell you?
- What can you expect?
- What can't be cured must be endured
- What else can I do for you?
- What more can I do?
- What you don't know won't hurt you
- when pigs can fly
- Where can I wash up?
- Who can say?
- Who can tell?
- Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free?
- wild horses couldn't drag (one) to (something)
- wild horses couldn't drag (something) from (one)
- you (can) bet your (sweet) bippy
- you (can) bet your (sweet) life
- you (can) bet your (sweet) life)
- you (can) bet your boots
- You can bet the farm
- you can bet your boots
- You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
- you can dish it out, but you can't take it
- you can dispense with (something)
- you can have too much of a good thing
- you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
- you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink
- you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
- you can never tell with (someone or something)
- you can run, but you can't hide
- you can say that again
- You can say that again!
- you can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
- you can take/lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
- you can talk
- you can/can't talk
- You can’t dance at two weddings
- You can’t fight city hall
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can1. a shallow cylindrical metal container of varying size used for storing and handling film 2. in the can (of a film, piece of music, etc.) having been recorded, processed, edited, etc. can[kan] (design engineering) A cylindrical metal vessel or container, usually with an open top or a removable cover. (nucleonics) jacket canvasA closely woven cloth of cotton, hemp, or flax; sometimes adhered to a wall or deck to serve as a substrate for paint; used to cover roof decks that are walking surfaces or sun decks.can
can Drug slang A regional term for 1 ounce of marijuana.
CAN Abbreviation for: cardiac autonomic neuropathy central amygdaloid nucleus central autonomic network central autonomic nucleus child abuse and neglect chronic allograft nephropathy Claim Account Number Community Action Network (Medspeak-UK) contrast-associated nephropathy cord around neck coronary artery narrowing cortical amygdaloid nucleus Cure Autism NowCAN
CANGOST 7.67 Latin three-letter geocode for Canada. The code is used for transactions to and from Canadian bank accounts and for international shipping to Canada. As with all GOST 7.67 codes, it is used primarily in Cyrillic alphabets.CAN
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CAN➣Canada | CAN➣Campus Area Network | CAN➣Community Area Network | CAN➣Canon | CAN➣Cancer Action Network (American Cancer Society) | CAN➣Cancel | CAN➣Change Addiction Now | CAN➣Canberra (Australia) | CAN➣Cantonese (language) | CAN➣Canto | CAN➣Church of All Nations (various locations) | CAN➣Andean Community | CAN➣Contemporary Art Network (New York) | CAN➣Controller Area Network | CAN➣Contract Award Notice | CAN➣Christian Association of Nigeria (umbrella organization) | CAN➣Comunidad Andina de Naciones (Spanish: Andean Community of Nations) | CAN➣Climate Action Network | CAN➣Community Action Network | CAN➣Coupe d'Afrique des Nations | CAN➣Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy | CAN➣Control Area Network | CAN➣Ceric Ammonium Nitrate | CAN➣Climate Action Now | CAN➣Chronic Allograft Nephropathy | CAN➣Calcium Ammonium Nitrate | CAN➣Canadian Arthritis Network | CAN➣Collections Australia Network (Haymarket, NSW, Australia) | CAN➣Cure Autism Now (Los Angeles, CA, USA) | CAN➣Cargo Arrival Notice (various companies) | CAN➣Court Attendance Notice (Australia) | CAN➣Centro Administrativo Nacional (Spanish: National Administrative Center; Colombia) | CAN➣Classified Ad Network (various organizations) | CAN➣Content Addressable Network (computing) | CAN➣Contract Award Notification | CAN➣Cult Awareness Network (Los Angeles, CA, USA) | CAN➣Clean Air Network (Hong Kong) | CAN➣Customer Access Network | CAN➣Computer Architecture News | CAN➣Common Area Network | CAN➣Center for Naval Analysis | CAN➣California Articulation Number | CAN➣Cord Around Neck (at childbirth) | CAN➣Copyright Advisory Network | CAN➣Cooperative Agreement Notice | CAN➣Chicago Access Network | CAN➣Connecticut Association of Nonprofits | CAN➣Clean Air Now | CAN➣Capital Alumni Network (various locations) | CAN➣Common Account Number | CAN➣Corporate Angel Network | CAN➣Computer Aided Network | CAN➣Client Account Number | CAN➣Community Alert Network (telephone emergency communications service) | CAN➣Citizens' Awareness Network | CAN➣Campus Anti-War Network | CAN➣Choice Action Network | CAN➣Change America Now (non-profit political group) | CAN➣Coordinated Assistance Network | CAN➣Canadian Association for Neuroscience | CAN➣Computer Association of Nepal | CAN➣Customer Access Node | CAN➣California Association of Nurserymen | CAN➣Changing Attitude Nigeria | CAN➣Centre d'Art Neuchâtel (French: Neuchâtel Art Center; Neuchâtel, Switzerland) | CAN➣Communauté d'Agglomération de Niort (French: Agglomeration Community of Niort; Niort, France) | CAN➣Crédit Agricole du Nord (French: North Agricultural Bank) | CAN➣Conditions, Actions, Needs (fire engineering report) | CAN➣Chamber Action Network (Chamber of Commerce) | CAN➣Computer Algebra Nederland | CAN➣California Association of Non-Profits | CAN➣Consistent Asymptotically Normal | CAN➣Career Advice Network | CAN➣Consortium for Applied Neuroscience | CAN➣Cricket Association of Nepal | CAN➣Caregiver Assistance Network | CAN➣Claim Account Number (Social Security) | CAN➣California Articulation Numbering | CAN➣Crédit Agricole de Normandie (French: Normandy Agricultural Bank; Normandy, France) | CAN➣Cellulose Acetate Nitrate | CAN➣Common Accounting Number | CAN➣Carbon Action Network (UK) | CAN➣Cost Account Number | CAN➣Children and Youth Action Network | CAN➣Communauté d'Agglomération de la Narbonnaise (French: Agglomeration Community of Narbonne; Narbonne, France) | CAN➣Correlation Analyst | CAN➣Cain Gene | CAN➣Cluster Area Network | CAN➣Guangzhou, China - Baiyun (Airport Code) | CAN➣Completely Arbitrary Name | CAN➣College Access Now (Seattle, WA) | CAN➣Canadian Artists Network | CAN➣Cooperative Agreement Network | CAN➣Cercle de l'Aviron de Nantes (French rowing club; Nantes, France) | CAN➣Capital Area Neighborhood (Harrisburg, PA) | CAN➣Certification Analysis Network (NASA) | CAN➣Customs Alert Network (trade) | CAN➣Cosmopolitan Area Network | CAN➣Crisis Action Network (JOC) | CAN➣Cut Amplified Noise (UK) | CAN➣Code Application Notice | CAN➣COMPUSEC Advisory Notice | CAN➣Commission Against Narcotics | CAN➣Cubicle Area Network | CAN➣Configuration Accounting Number |
can
Synonyms for cannoun a place for the confinement of persons in lawful detentionSynonyms- brig
- house of correction
- jail
- keep
- penitentiary
- prison
- lockup
- pen
- big house
- clink
- cooler
- coop
- hoosegow
- joint
- jug
- pokey
- slammer
- stir
- calaboose
verb to prepare (food) for storage and future useSynonymsverb to end the employment or service ofSynonyms- cashier
- discharge
- dismiss
- drop
- release
- terminate
- ax
- fire
- pink-slip
- boot
- bounce
- sack
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