Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Can \Can\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canned}; p. pr. &vb. n.
   {Canning}.]
   To preserve by putting in sealed cans [U. S.] ``Canned
   meats'' --W. D. Howells.

   {Canned goods}, a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat,
      or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans.

Source : WordNet®

can
     n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint
          etc. [syn: {tin}, {tin can}]
     2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: {canful}]
     3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: {can buoy}]
     4: 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?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates},
        {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {fundament}, {hindquarters},
         {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear
        end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie},
         {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
     5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet},
         {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
     6: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory},
         {lav}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
     [also: {canning}, {canned}]

canned
     adj 1: recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement";
            "canned laughter" [syn: {transcribed}]
     2: sealed in a can or jar [syn: {tinned}]

canned
     See {can}

can
     v 1: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
          [syn: {tin}, {put up}]
     2: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary
        today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn:
        {fire}, {give notice}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send
        away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}]
        [ant: {hire}]
     [also: {canning}, {canned}]