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canning definition
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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?")
canning definition
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