can

Definition for can

noun as in container, usually metallic

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bottle, bucket, canister, jar, package

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aluminum, cannikin, gunboat, receptacle, tin, vessel

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gutbucket, pop top

noun as in (vulgar) toilet

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head, john, johnny, latrine, lavatory, outhouse, pot, potty, privy, restroom, sandbox, throne, washroom

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litter box, water closet

noun as in (vulgar) buttocks

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backside, behind, butt, fanny, fundament, posterior, rump, seat, tush

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derriere, gluteus maximus, hind end

verb as in preserve fruit, vegetable

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keep

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bottle

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put up

verb as in be able

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commit, manage, take care of

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may

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be capable of, be equal to, be up to, be within one's area, be within one's control, can do, cut the mustard, have it made, lie in one's power, make it, make out, make the grade

verb as in fire from job

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ax, boot, bounce, cashier, discharge, dismiss, expel, sack, terminate

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give the heave-ho, kick out, let go

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Rising provisions for credit losses can hurt stock prices, because the money for them comes directly from banks’ profits.

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It could cost thousands of dollars in lawyer fees for both parties, but it’s a fraction of the size of this estate.

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