| Main Entry: | can |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container, usually metallic |
Synonyms: |
aluminum, bottle, bucket, canister, cannikin, gunboat, gutbucket, jar, package, pop top, receptacle, tin, vessel |
| Notes: | can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to' |