Dictionary

1. (

• can ,
• tin ,
• tin_can

) airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. ;

2. (

• can ,
• canful

) the quantity contained in a can ;

3. (

• can ,
• can_buoy

) a buoy with a round bottom and conical top ;

4. (

• buttocks ,
• nates ,
• arse ,
• butt ,
• backside ,
• bum ,
• buns ,
• can ,
• fundament ,
• hindquarters ,
• hind_end ,
• keister ,
• posterior ,
• prat ,
• rear ,
• rear_end ,
• rump ,
• stern ,
• seat ,
• tail ,
• tail_end ,
• tooshie ,
• tush ,
• bottom ,
• behind ,
• derriere ,
• fanny ,
• ass

) 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?" ;

5. (

• toilet ,
• can ,
• commode ,
• crapper ,
• pot ,
• potty ,
• stool ,
• throne ,

) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination ;

6. (

• toilet ,
• lavatory ,
• lav ,
• can ,
• john ,
• privy ,
• bathroom ,

) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets ;

1. (

• can ,
• tin ,
• put_up

) preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" ;

2. (

• displace ,
• fire ,
• give_notice ,
• can ,
• dismiss ,
• give_the_axe ,
• send_away ,
• sack ,
• force_out ,
• give_the_sack ,
• terminate ,

) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" ;