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Intj
Pronunciation: /kæn/

Definition 1:
• OK, sure; indicates approval or acknowledgment.
Labels: Manglish, Singlish

Definition 2:
• Used to convey reassurance.
Labels: Manglish, Singlish, with falling or rising-falling pitch
Name

Definition 1:
• A river in Essex, England, which joins the River Chelmer in Chelmsford; in full, the River Can.

Definition 2:
• A unisex given name from Vietnamese.

Definition 3:
• Alternative spelling of Can.
Labels: alt-of, alternative

Definition 4:
• Abbreviation of Controller Area Network, ISO standards 11898, 11898-1, 11898-2, and its predecessor standards.
Labels: automotive, business, computing, engineering, manufacturing, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, transport, vehicles, abbreviation, alt-of

Definition 5:
• The Andean Community of Nations.
Labels: initialism
Noun

Definition 1:
• ceric ammonium nitrate
Labels: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, uncountable

Definition 2:
• Abbreviation of controller area network.
Labels: automotive, business, computing, engineering, manufacturing, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, transport, vehicles, abbreviation, alt-of, countable

Definition 3:
• Initialism of campus area network.
Labels: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

Definition 4:
• Acronym of community action network.
Labels: South-Africa, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable

Definition 5:
• Initialism of consistent and asymptotically normal, a statistic estimator Tₙ(X₁, X₂, ..., Xₙ) is CAN (consistent and asymptotically normal) if ....
Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Definition 6:
• Acronym of court attendance notice.
Labels: Australia, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable
Noun
Pronunciation: /kæn/
Pronunciation (ENPR): kăn

Definition 1:
• A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.
Example: I keep a can of fuel for emergencies.

Definition 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.
Example: Soup in a can lasts for years.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: tin, bin

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

Definition 4:
• A chamber pot.
Labels: archaic

Definition 5:
• A chamber pot.
• a toilet or lavatory.
Example: s*** or get off the can.
Example: Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, commode, Cousin John, crapper, gazunder, guzunder, honey bucket, honeypot, Jerry, john, johnny, jordan, latrine, mingo, necessary stool, pan, pee pot, pisspot, piss pot, po, pot, potty, potty-chair, shitbucket, shitcan, shitpot, slop bucket, stool, stool of easement, throne, thunder mug, toilet, urinal, big white telephone, bog, crapper trapper, donniker, dunny, head, highway to hell, jacks, jakes, khazi, lav, pisser, pooper, porcelain god, porcelain goddess, porcelain throne, privy, Quincy, shitter, toot, bathroom, necessarium, toilet room, water closet, WC, cloaca, closet, jacques, kocay, siege, cludgie, neddy, netty, shield, six, facilities, ladies and gentlemen, lavatory, lavabo, necessary, necessary room, office, office of ease, place, small room, smallest room, throne room, cottage, geography, House of Lords, usual offices, amenities, restroom, teahouse, tearoom, washroom, comfort room, CR, closet of decency, closet of ease, house of office, necessary place, purging place, vault, withdraught, wardrobe, urination station, carsey, karzy, lats, lavvy, loo, thunderbox, bogger, brasco, dike
Labels: US, archaic, slang

Definition 6:
• Buttocks.
Labels: Canada, US, childish, mildly, slang, vulgar

Definition 7:
• The breasts of a woman.
Labels: Canada, US, mildly, slang, vulgar

Definition 8:
• Jail or prison.
Example: Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years.
Labels: slang

Definition 9:
• Headphones.
Labels: in-plural, slang

Definition 10:
• A drinking cup.
Labels: archaic

Definition 11:
• A cylindrical buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
Labels: nautical, transport

Definition 12:
• A chimney pot.

Definition 13:
• An E-meter used in Scientology auditing.
Labels: in-plural, slang

Definition 14:
• An ounce (or sometimes, two ounces) of marijuana.
Labels: US, slang

Definition 15:
• A protective cover for the fuel element in a nuclear reactor.
Particle
Pronunciation: /kæn/

Definition 1:
• OK(?); used at the end of a question when seeking approval or acknowledgment.
Example: I cut this wire, can?
Labels: Manglish, Singlish, interrogative
Verb
Pronunciation: /kæn/
Pronunciation (ENPR): kăn

Definition 1:
• To seal in a can.
Example: They canned air to sell as a novelty to tourists.
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
Example: They spent August canning fruit and vegetables.
Labels: transitive

Definition 3:
• To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
Example: He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.
Labels: transitive

Definition 4:
• To shut up.
Example: Can your gob.
Labels: slang, transitive

Definition 5:
• To fire or dismiss an employee.
Example: The boss canned him for speaking out.
Labels: US, euphemistic, transitive

Definition 6:
• To hole the ball.
Labels: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, slang, transitive

Definition 7:
• To cover (the fuel element in a nuclear reactor) with a protective cover.
Labels: transitive
Verb
Pronunciation: /kæn/

Definition 1:
• To know how to.
Example: She can speak English, French, and German.
Example: I can play football.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: cannot, can't
Labels: auxiliary, defective

Definition 2:
• To be able to.
Example: Can you remember your fifth birthday?
Example: Animals can experience emotions.
Example: Can you hear that?
Example: I can feel the baby moving inside me.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: be able to
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: cannot, can't
Labels: auxiliary, defective

Definition 3:
• May; to be permitted or enabled to.
Example: You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.
Example: Can I use your pen?
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: may
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: cannot, can't, may not, mayn't
Labels: auxiliary, defective, informal, modal

Definition 4:
• To have the potential to; to be possible for (someone or something) to.
Example: Can it be Friday already?
Example: You can not only learn English here, you can also practice with native speakers.
Example: Teenagers can really try their parents' patience.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: cannot, can't
Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal

Definition 5:
• Used to form requests, typically polite.
Example: Can you please come over here?
Example: Can we try that scene again?
Labels: auxiliary, defective, informal, modal

Definition 6:
• To know.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: cognize, grok, ken
Labels: obsolete, transitive

Definition 7:
• To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed). third-person singular simple present indicative of can
Labels: India, nonstandard, proscribed

Definition 8:
• To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from context.
Example: Can anot?
Labels: Manglish, Singlish, auxiliary, intransitive

Definition 9:
• To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter.
Example: Can liao, don't need to use so much glue.
Labels: Manglish, Singlish, intransitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/can