canning

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  can 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  can 
 
  Sense  3 
  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  =>  retire 
  =>  pension  off 
  =>  clean  out 
  =>  furlough,  lay  off 
  =>  squeeze  out 
  =>  dismiss,  send  packing,  send  away  drop 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  can 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  can 
 
  Sense  3 
  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  =>  retire 
  =>  superannuate 
  =>  pension  off 
  =>  clean  out 
  =>  furlough,  lay  off 
  =>  squeeze  out 
  =>  dismiss,  send  packing,  send  away  drop 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  can 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  can 
 
  5  senses  of  can 
 
  Sense  1 
  can 
 
  Sense  2 
  can,  tin,  put  up 
  =>  preserve,  keep 
 
  Sense  3 
  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  =>  remove 
 
  Sense  4 
  may  can,  get 
 
  Sense  5 
  can,  may  might 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  can 
 
  can  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  can 
 
  Sense  1 
  can 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  can,  tin,  put  up 
  =>  preserve,  keep 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  =>  remove 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  may  can,  get 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  can,  may  might 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  canning 
  scanning 
 
  Overview  of  verb  can 
 
  The  verb  can  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  can  --  (be  able  to  have  the  ability  to) 
  2.  (2)  can,  tin,  put  up  --  (preserve  in  a  can  or  tin;  "tinned  foods  are  not  very  tasty") 
  3.  (1)  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate  --  (terminate  the  employment  of  "The  boss  fired  his  secretary  today") 
  4.  may  can,  get  --  (get  to  or  be  allowed  to  do  something  "May  I  go  to  the  movies  tonight?"  "Can  I  have  some  ice  cream?"  "We  got  to  play  video  games  all  day  long") 
  5.  can,  may  might  --  (expresses  permission;  "You  may  leave  now";  "Can  I  have  another  piece  of  cake?") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  can 
 
  The  verb  can  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  can  --  (be  able  to  have  the  ability  to) 
  2.  (2)  can,  tin,  put  up  --  (preserve  in  a  can  or  tin;  "tinned  foods  are  not  very  tasty") 
  3.  (1)  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate  --  (terminate  the  employment  of  "The  boss  fired  his  secretary  today") 
  4.  may  can,  get  --  (get  to  or  be  allowed  to  do  something  "May  I  go  to  the  movies  tonight?"  "Can  I  have  some  ice  cream?"  "We  got  to  play  video  games  all  day  long") 
  5.  can,  may  might  --  (expresses  permission;  "You  may  leave  now";  "Can  I  have  another  piece  of  cake?") 

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