CAN

Can

Can was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany in 1968. Later labeled as one of the first krautrock groups, they transcended mainstream influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.

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can

Noun

  1. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium.
  2. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
  3. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
  4. toilet, bathroom.
  5. buttocks.
  6. jail or prison.
  7. headphones.
  8. A drinking cup.

Verb

  1. To know how to; to be able to.
  2. May; to be permitted or enabled to.
  3. To be possible, usually with be.
  4. To know.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.
    They spent August canning fruit and vegetables.
  2. to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
    He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.
  3. To shut up.
    Can your gob.
  4. To fire or dismiss an employee.
    The boss canned him for speaking out.


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