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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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A reporter asked Rodgers if he believed 2026 might be his final season in the NFL or if that’s something he can even think about right now.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Once the justices can imagine the same search occurring in the physical world, the constitutional discomfort sharpens considerably.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Scientists, thinkers, whoever can expand his frame of reference.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

But anybody can make pre-IPO bets using these derivatives contracts, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Then I tell her the truth about why he’s so short on money, and how he lets Jonah skip school so he can go to work with him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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