Dictionary entry details
• CAN (noun)
Meaning:
Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
can; tin can; tin
Hypernyms ("can" is a kind of...):
container (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))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "can"):
beer can (a can that holds beer)
caddy; tea caddy (a can for storing tea)
cannikin (a small can)
coffee can (a can for storing ground coffee)
milk can (large can for transporting milk)
oilcan (a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery)
soda can (a can for holding soft drinks)
Meaning:
The quantity contained in a can
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
canful; can
Hypernyms ("can" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
Meaning:
A buoy with a round bottom and conical top
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
can buoy; can
Hypernyms ("can" is a kind of...):
buoy (bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards)
Meaning:
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear end; tooshie; tush; fanny; derriere; buttocks; arse; buns; ass; behind; backside; fundament; seat; rump; tail end; bottom; stern; tail; can; rear; bum; butt
Context examples:
he deserves a good kick in the butt / are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Hypernyms ("can" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("can" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
Meaning:
A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
potty; crapper; commode; toilet; throne; pot; stool; can
Hypernyms ("can" is a kind of...):
plumbing fixture (a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building)
Meronyms (parts of "can"):
toilet bowl (the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water)
toilet seat (the hinged seat on a toilet)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "can"):
flushless 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 it)
potty chair; potty seat (toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children)
Holonyms ("can" is a part of...):
bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)
bath; bathroom (a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet)
Meaning:
A room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
toilet; privy; lavatory; lav; john; bathroom; can
Hypernyms ("can" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Meronyms (parts of "can"):
can; commode; crapper; pot; potty; stool; throne; toilet (a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "can"):
closet; loo; W.C.; water closet (a toilet in England)
washroom (a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place))
comfort station; convenience; public convenience; public lavatory; public toilet; restroom; toilet facility; wash room (a toilet that is available to the public)
head ((nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship)
• CAN (verb)
Meaning:
Preserve in a can or tin
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
can; tin; put up
Context example:
tinned foods are not very tasty
Hypernyms (to "can" is one way to...):
keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs can the vegetables
Meaning:
Terminate the employment of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
give the axe; give notice; give the sack; sack; force out; send away; can; fire; dismiss; terminate
Context examples:
The boss fired his secretary today / The company terminated 25% of its workers
Hypernyms (to "can" is one way to...):
remove (remove from a position or an office)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "can"):
retire (make (someone) retire)
pension off (let go from employment with an attractive pension)
clean out (force out)
furlough; lay off (dismiss, usually for economic reasons)
squeeze out (force out)
dismiss; drop; send away; send packing (stop associating with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
