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[ UK /kˈæn/ ]
[ US /ˈkæn, kən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
  2. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  3. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
  4. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
  5. the quantity contained in a can
  6. 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?
VERB
  1. preserve in a can or tin
    tinned foods are not very tasty
  2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
    The company terminated 25% of its workers
    The boss fired his secretary today

How To Use can In A Sentence

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  • You can't have a show called Politically Incorrect and then abjectly apologize for not being PC.
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