CAN

(noun) airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
synonyms : tin , tin can
(noun) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
synonyms : bathroom , john , lav , lavatory , privy , toilet
Due to an increase in customers, the Bull’s Inn decided to build a larger privy on its premises. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
synonyms : commode , crapper , pot , potty , stool , throne , toilet
(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt", "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
synonyms : arse , ass , backside , behind , bottom , bum , buns , butt , buttocks , derriere , fanny , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister , nates , posterior , prat , rear , rear end , rump , seat , stern , tail , tail end , tooshie , tush
(noun) a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
synonyms : can buoy
(noun) the quantity contained in a can
synonyms : canful
(verb) preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
synonyms : put up , tin
(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today", "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
synonyms : dismiss , displace , fire , force out , give notice , give the axe , give the sack , sack , send away , terminate

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