- (n.) A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
- an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.].
- (v.t.&i.) To know; to understand.
- (v.t.&i.) To be able to do; to have power or influence.
- (v.t.&i.) To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To preserve by putting in sealed cans.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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