āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be able to do somehing, make something, etc.
Transitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Using her artistic talents, she can paint beautiful landscapes.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻĒ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
03
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to preserve food by sealing it in an airtight container, typically made of metal, through sterilization and vacuum sealing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Grandma cans her homemade jams and jellies every summer, ensuring they last throughout the year.
āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
used to express that something is possible or may happen, exist, or be true
Transitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
That ca n't be the answer to the problem.
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
05
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
used to present an offer or suggestion
Transitive
06
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to authorize or give permission for something
Transitive
01
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨, āĻĄāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻž
a container, made of metal, used for storing food or drink
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the game, they cracked open beer cans to celebrate their victory.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨
the amount or contents within a cylindrical container made of metal or aluminum
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He poured a can of iced coffee in to his travel mug to enjoy on his way to work.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻĸā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛ā§āĻ
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
03
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛ā§āĻ, āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After sitting for hours, his can was sore from the hard seat.
āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
caning
canned
can
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
