·vt To preserve by putting in sealed cans.
II. Can ·noun A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
III. Can ·vt & ·vi To be able to do; to have power or influence.
IV. Can ·- an obs. form of began, imp. & ·p.p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.].
V. Can ·vt & ·vi To Know; to Understand.
VI. Can ·vt & ·vi To be able;
— followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
VII. 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.