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can2 /kan/ noun- A tin, a container of tin-plate in which meat, fruit, etc are sealed up to preserve them
- A container for holding or carrying liquids, generally of tinned iron, with a handle over the top
- The amount that a can holds (see also canful below)
- A container for various things, such as ashes or rubbish (N American)
- A drinking-mug
- A chimney pot
- A cylindrical container for storing film
- A jacket in which a fuel rod is sealed in an atomic reactor
- A depth charge (naval sl)
- (with the) jail (slang)
- A lavatory (slang)
- The buttocks (N Am sl)
- (in pl) headphones (slang)
transitive verb (cannˈing; canned)- To put into tins in order to preserve
- To store in containers
- To stop, put an end to (N Am sl; see also can it below)
- To dismiss or sack from a job (N Am sl)
- To record (music, etc) in advance
ORIGIN: OE canne canˈful noun (pl canˈfuls) The amount that a can holds canned adjective - Packed in tins
- (of music, etc) recorded in advance for reproduction on a sound track or video, prerecorded
- Drunk (slang)
cannˈer noun A person whose job it is to put foodstuffs in cans cannˈery noun A place where provisions are tinned canˈbank noun The equivalent of a bottle bank for cans can buoy noun A cylindrical navigational buoy, painted black, that marks the port, or left side, of a channel (cf nun buoy) canˈ-opener noun A tin-opener can it (slang) Stop talking about, doing, etc that can of worms An unpredictable and potentially difficult situation or problem carry the can (slang) To take the blame or responsibility in the can - (of a motion picture, piece of music, etc) having been satisfactorily recorded, completed, etc, and ready for release
- (of radio or TV material) recorded and stored for future use
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