cans

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of can. Use this form when you mean more than one can.

   We recycled all the empty cans after the party.

   She stacked the soup cans neatly on the shelf.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular of can, meaning to preserve food in cans or jars. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun.

   She cans her own peaches every summer.

   He cans tuna at the factory all day.

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3. 3
   nouncolloquialcountable

   Headphones that fit over your ears so you can listen without others hearing.

   Like small speakers worn right over your ears.

   The DJ pulled on his cans and started the next track.

   She put on her cans to listen to music on the bus.

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4. 4
   nounslangvulgarcountable

   A rude slang word for a woman's breasts.

   He got a sharp slap for staring at her cans.

   The comedian's crude joke about cans fell flat with the crowd.

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