1. (n.) 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.

3. (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.

4. (v. t.) To preserve by putting in sealed cans

5. (v. t. & i.) To know; to understand.

6. (v. t. & i.) To be able to do; to have power or influence.

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

Casanova WC arse ass ax backhouse backside bag barrel basement basket bathroom battleship battlewagon be able be permitted be up to bedpan behind boot boot out bottle bounce box box up break bum bump burden bust butt calaboose can do capital ship capsule carton case cashier cask chamber chamber pot chaser cheeks chemical closet chemical toilet chokey clink closet comfort station commode convenience cooler coop crapper crate cut it cut the mustard defrock degrade demote deplume depose deprive derriere destroyer disbar discharge disemploy dismiss displace displume do up drum out earth closet encase encyst expel fanny fill fire freight fundament furlough give the ax give the gate hack it hamper have permission head heap heap up hind end hoosegow jar jerry john johnny johnny house jordan jug keister kick kick out kick upstairs lade lady-killer latrine lavatory lay off let go let out load lockup loo make it make redundant make the grade masher mass may necessary outhouse pack pack away package parcel pen pension off philander philanderer pile piss pot pocket pokey possess authority pot potty potty-chair powder room prat prison privy put up quod read out of release remove replace rest room retire rusty-dusty sack separate forcibly ship slammer stack stern stir stool store stow strip superannuate surplus suspend tail take charge tank terminate throne thunder mug tin toilet toilet room tuchis turn off turn out tush tushy unfrock urinal washroom water closet womanizer