can in WordNet English dictionary

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
   buttocks  nates  arse  butt  backside  bum  buns  can  fundament  hindquarters  hind end  keister  posterior  prat  rear  rear end  rump  stern  seat  tail  tail end  tooshie  tush  bottom  behind  derriere  fanny  ass 
   
2. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
   toilet  lavatory  lav  can  john  privy  bathroom 
   
3. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
   can  tin  tin can 
   
4. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
   toilet  can  commode  crapper  pot  potty  stool  throne 
   
5. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
   can  can buoy 
   
6. the quantity contained in a can
   can  canful 
   

1. preserve in a can or tin
   "tinned foods are not very tasty"
   can  tin  put up 
   
2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
   displace  fire  give notice  can  dismiss  give the axe  send away  sack  force out  give the sack  terminate