Definitions of can

The word "can" uses 3 letters: acn.

- an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.] ²

n. - A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids. ²

n. - A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can. ²

v. t. - To preserve by putting in sealed cans ²

v. t. & i. - To know; to understand. ²

v. t. & i. - To be able to do; to have power or influence. ²

v. t. & i. - To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to. ²