Definitions

can

[kan, kuhn] / kæn, kən /

NOUN

container, usually metallic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bottle bucket canister jar package

STRONG

aluminum cannikin gunboat receptacle tin vessel

WEAK

gutbucket pop top

NOUN

(vulgar) toilet

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

litter box water closet

NOUN

(vulgar) buttocks

Synonyms

STRONG

backside behind butt fanny fundament posterior rump seat tush

WEAK

derriere gluteus maximus hind end

VERB

preserve fruit, vegetable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

keep

STRONG

bottle

WEAK

put up

VERB

be able

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commit manage take care of

STRONG

may

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cannot

VERB

fire from job

Synonyms

STRONG

ax boot bounce cashier discharge dismiss expel sack terminate

WEAK

give the heave-ho kick out let go

Antonyms

STRONG

allow employ engage hire keep

Example Sentences

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Can you share a little bit about the first time you went to Kylie Night and your decades-long mutual love with the LGBTQIA+ community?

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"Can anyone explain what that has to do with the World Cup? Nothing," Steyer said.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Can you compensate for skipping exercise this week by doing extra workouts the week before?

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

As we explain in our new book, Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change, study after study shows how powerful the models we set can be.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

“Can we go? Can we go?” my little sister Dina begs.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

can

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