Meaning

15 senses
  1. A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.

    I keep a can of fuel for emergencies.

    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

  2. A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.

    A sealed metal container, cylindrical or cuboid in form, typically used to store preserved foods.

    Soup in a can lasts for years.

  3. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

    Gießkanne, Kanne

    ле́йкаléjka

  4. (Canada, US, childish, slang, vulgar)Buttocks.

    Arschbacken, Pobacken

    я́годицыjágodicy, по́паpópa, за́дницаzádnica

  5. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar)The breasts of a woman.

  6. (slang)Jail or prison.

    Bob’s in the can. He won’t be back for a few years.

  7. (in the plural, slang)Headphones.

  8. A cylindrical buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark

  9. A chimney pot.

    Blechdose, Konservendose, WC

    консе́рвная ба́нкаkonsérvnaja bánka, консе́рваkonsérva

    консе́рвна ба́нкаkonsérvna bánka, бляша́нкаbljašánka, бляша́на ба́нкаbljašána bánka

  10. (in the plural, slang)An E-meter used in Scientology auditing.

  11. (US, slang)An ounce (or sometimes, two ounces) of marijuana.

  12. A protective cover for the fuel element in a nuclear reactor.

Examples

47160 sentences
  1. It's not something anyone can do.

    Це не те, що може зробити кожен. — deniko

    ruЭто не то, что может сделать каждый. — al_ex_an_der

    deDas ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann. — MUIRIEL

  2. You can always count on Tom.

    На Тома можна завжди розраховувати. — deniko

    ruНа Тома всегда можно положиться. — al_ex_an_der

    deDu kannst dich immer auf Tom verlassen. — Dejo

  3. I can imagine how you felt.

    Можу собі уявити, що ти відчував. — deniko

    ruМогу представить, как ты себя чувствовал. — sharptoothed

    deIch kann mir vorstellen, wie du dich gefühlt hast. — Dirk80

  4. A bear can climb a tree.

    Ведмеді можуть лазити по деревах. — JeNNeR

    ruМедведь может залезть на дерево. — Lenin_1917

    deEin Bär kann auf einen Baum klettern. — Sprachprofi

  5. Do you think fish can hear?

    Гадаєш, риби чують? — deniko

    ruДумаешь, рыба может слышать? — Hellerick

    deGlaubst du, dass Fische hören können? — MUIRIEL

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a tin-plate canister:
Русский
By meaning 4
a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids:
a container used to carry and dispense water for plants:
buttocks:
a tin-plate canister:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids:
a container used to carry and dispense water for plants:
buttocks:
a tin-plate canister:
non-offensive slang for toilet — see also toilet:

Origin

From Middle English canne, from Old English canne (“glass, container, cup, jar”), from Pro

From Middle English canne, from Old English canne (“glass, container, cup, jar”), from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“can, tankard, mug, cup”).

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Forms

plural: cans
Singularcan
Pluralcans

regular

Synonyms

131 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

33 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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