CAN
- (initialism) . The Andean Community of Nations.
- (initialism) . (inorganic compound) ceric ammonium nitrate.
- (initialism) . (computing) Campus area network.
- (initialism) . Consistent and asymptotically normal, a statistic estimator ''T''''n''(''X''1, ''X''2, ..., ''X''''n'') is CAN (consistent and asymptotically normal) if ....
- (abbreviation) . (alternative spelling of, Can.) .
- Verb. (context, modal auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
- Verb. (context, modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
- Verb. (obsolete, transitive) To know.
- Noun. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium.
- Noun. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a ''watering can'').
- Noun. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
- Noun. (US, slang) toilet, bathroom.
- Noun. (US, slang) buttocks.
- Noun. (slang) jail or prison.
- Noun. (slang) headphones.
- Verb. To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.
- Verb. to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
- Verb. To shut up.
- Verb. (US, euphemistic) To fire or dismiss an employee.
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