Definisjon av can på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
can - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
		tin, tin can
		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)
		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
can - a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
		can buoy
can - the quantity contained in a can
		canful
Verb
can - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
		tin, put up
		preserve, keep prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
		cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

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Substantiv
can - A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium.
can - A container used to carry and dispense water for plants a watering can.
can - A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
can - toilet, bathroom.
can - buttocks.
can - jail or prison.
can - headphones.
Verb
can - To know how to; to be able to.
can - May; to be permitted or enabled to.
can - To know.
can - To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.
can - To discard, scrap or terminate an idea, project, etc..
can - To shut up.
can - To fire or dismiss an employee.

can
A room or building equipped with one or more toilets.
can
To be able to.
can
To have permission to. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
can
A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium
can
A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
can
A ceramic device used for depositing and removing human excrement with water through flushing.
can
The fleshy part of the human body that one sits on.
can
A small, round-shaped metal container, used for different purposes like storing food or liquids, or collecting money.
can
To preserve in a can or tin.