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English noun: can | |||
| 1. | can (artifact) airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. | ||
| Synonyms | tin, tin can | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | container | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beer can, caddy, cannikin, coffee can, milk can, oilcan, soda can, tea caddy | ||
| 2. | can (quantity) the quantity contained in a can | ||
| Synonyms | canful | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | containerful | ||
| 3. | can (communication) a buoy with a round bottom and conical top | ||
| Synonyms | can buoy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | buoy | ||
| 4. | can (body) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | ||
| Samples | 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, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
| 5. | can (artifact) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | ||
| Synonyms | commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plumbing fixture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flush toilet, flushless toilet, lavatory, potty chair, potty seat | ||
| Part holonym | toilet bowl, toilet seat | ||
| Part meronym | bath, bathroom, bathroom, can, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet | ||
| 6. | can (artifact) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets | ||
| Synonyms | bathroom, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | closet, comfort station, convenience, head, loo, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, W.C., wash room, washroom, water closet | ||
| Part holonym | can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet | ||
English verb: can | |||
| 1. | can (change) preserve in a can or tin | ||
| Samples | Tinned foods are not very tasty. | ||
| Examples | The chefs can the vegetables | ||
| Synonyms | put up, tin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | keep, preserve | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 2. | can (social) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||
| Samples | The boss fired his secretary today. The company terminated 25% of its workers. | ||
| Synonyms | dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clean out, dismiss, drop, furlough, lay off, pension off, retire, send away, send packing, squeeze out | ||
| Antonyms | hire, employ, engage | ||
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