vt to preserve by putting in sealed cans.
2. can ·noun a drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
3. can ·vt & ·vi to be able to do; to have power or influence.
4. can ·- an obs. form of began, imp. & ·p.p. of begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [see gan.].
5. can ·vt & ·vi to know; to understand.
6. can ·vt & ·vi to be able;
followed by an infinitive without to; as, i can go, but do not wish to.
7. can ·noun 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.