can can /kən/

noun

1. () Airtight sealed metal container for food, drink or paint etc.  ( tin , tin can , can )
   airtight sealed metal container for food, drink or paint etc.
    He cracked open a can of beer and took a sip
   He cracked open a can of beer and took a sip
   
   
2. [Informal, N. American] A room or building equipped with one or more toilets  ( bathroom , can [Informal, N. American] , lav [Informal] , john [Informal] , lavatory , privy , toilet )
   a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
    I needed to use the toilet, so I asked the shopping centre staff for directions.
   I needed to use the toilet, so I asked the shopping centre staff for directions.
   
   
3. [Informal, N. American] A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination  ( can [Informal, N. American] , commode [ N. American] , crapper [Vulgar] , pot [Informal] , potty [Informal] , stool [Archaic] , throne [Informal] , toilet )
   a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
    She flushed the toilet after using it
   She flushed the toilet after using it
   
   
4. [Informal, N. American] The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on  ( arse [Canadian, British, Vulgar] , backside , bum [Informal, British] , buns [Informal, N. American] , butt [Informal, N. American] , can [Informal, N. American] , derriere , fanny [Informal, N. American, Vulgar] , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister [ N. American, Vulgar] , nates , posterior , prat [Vulgar] , rear [Informal] , rump , stern , tail end , tooshie [Informal] , tush [Informal, N. American] , ass [ N. American, Vulgar] , behind , bottom , buttocks , rear end [Informal] , seat , tail [Informal, N. American] , bahookie [Dialect, Informal, UK] , botty [Informal] , derrière , heinie [Informal, American] , jacksie [British, Vulgar] , jacksy [British, Vulgar] , keester [ N. American, Vulgar] , patootie [Informal, American] , tushy [Informal, N. American] )
   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    He deserves a good kick in the butt
   he deserves a good kick in the butt
    Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
   are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
   
   
5. A buoy with a round bottom and conical top  ( can , can buoy )
   a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
   
6. The quantity contained in a can  ( can , canful )
   the quantity contained in a can
    She opened a can of beans to make dinner
   She opened a can of beans to make dinner
   

verb

1. () (cooking) preserve in a can or tin  ( tin , put up , can )
   (cooking) preserve in a can or tin
    Tinned foods are not very tasty
   tinned foods are not very tasty
   
2. () [Informal, N. American] Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position  ( dismiss , displace , force out , give notice , give the axe [Informal] , give the sack , sack , send away , terminate , can [Informal, N. American] , fire )
   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
    The boss fired his secretary today
   The boss fired his secretary today
    The company terminated 25% of its workers
   The company terminated 25% of its workers