Can (IPA: /ˈkæn/, /kən/)
| Can () |
an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.] |
| Can (n.) |
A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids. |
| Can (n.) |
A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can. |
| Can (v. t.) |
To preserve by putting in sealed cans |
| Can (v. t. & i.) |
To know; to understand. |
| Can (v. t. & i.) |
To be able to do; to have power or influence. |
| Can (v. t. & i.) |
To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to. |
| Can () |
See under Buoy, n. |
| Can () |
A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves. |
| Can |
Genetic element in the species Mus musculus |
| Can |
Protein-coding gene in the species Drosophila melanogaster |
| Can |
German experimental rock band |
| Can |
Name (given name + surname) |
| Can |
Studio album by Can |
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