Definition
| • | an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.] |
| • | A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids. |
| • | 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. |
| • | To preserve by putting in sealed cans |
| • | To know; to understand. |
| • | To be able to do; to have power or influence. |
| • | To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to. |
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