A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.

(film, of a take) Having been shot and stored in a film can, or at the equivalent stage for a digital take.

As much as a can will hold.

plural of canful

present participle of can (“to seal in a can”)

The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).

(obsolete) present participle of can (“to be able to”)

Preserved in cans. / (by extension) Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass produced, or lacking originality or customization. / (slang) Drunk. / Terminated, fired from a job.

simple past tense and past participle of can

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of can