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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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verb as in be able

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commit, manage, take care of

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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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Example Sentences

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I wondered how long we could keep that promise.

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“I know what he can bring to the table.”

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It was the sort of news no one can fully prepare for, no matter the circumstances, no matter how much one might have already considered the possibility of hearing those awful words.

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Michigan, meanwhile, has won three straight and, with a win over USC, could enter the College Football Playoff conversation.

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And if so, how far can his talent take him?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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