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can

n.

A container
tin, tin can, canister, receptacle, package, jar, bottle, bucket, pail, vessel; no. 1 can, no. 2 can, etc.; see also container.
*Jail
prison, penitentiary, stir*; see jail.
*A toilet
lavatory, restroom, washroom; see toilet 2.
*The buttocks
seat, backside, posterior; see rump.

can Synonyms

can

v.

To preserve
bottle, put up, keep; see preserve 3.
*To discharge
fire, expel, let go; see dismiss 2.
*To stop
cease, halt, put a stop to; see stop 2.
To be able
could, may, be capable of, be able to, know how to, be equal to, be up to, lie in one's power, be within one's area, be within one's control, manage, can do, take care of, make it*, make the grade*, make out*, cut the mustard*, cut it*, hack it*.

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Another word for can

noun

(Slang)

A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:

brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. (Informal) lockup, pen³. (Slang) big house, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey¹, slammer, stir². (Chiefly Regional) calaboose. See free

verb

To prepare (food) for storage and future use:
conserve, preserve, put up. See keep
(Slang)
To end the employment or service of:
cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release, terminate. (Informal) ax, fire, pink-slip. (Slang) boot¹, bounce, sack¹. Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door. See keep