The difference between Can and Sack

When used as nouns, can means 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, whereas sack means a bag.

When used as verbs, can means to know how to, whereas sack means to put in a sack or sacks.

check bellow for the other definitions of Can and Sack

  1. Can as a verb (auxiliary, _, verb, defective):

    To know how to; to be able to.

    Examples:

    "She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday?"

  2. Can as a verb (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal):

    May; to be permitted or enabled to.

    Examples:

    "You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen?"

  3. Can as a verb (modal auxiliary verb, defective):

    To have the potential to; be possible.

    Examples:

    "'Can it be Friday already?"

    "Teenagers can really try their parents' patience."

    "Animals can experience emotions."

  4. Can as a verb:

    (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.

    Examples:

    "Can you hear that?''."

    "I can feel the baby moving inside me."

  5. Can as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To know.

  1. Can as a noun:

    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.

  2. Can as a noun:

    A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

  3. Can as a noun:

    A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.

  4. Can as a noun (US, slang):

    A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.

    Examples:

    "[[shit or get off the can Shit or get off the can]]."

    "Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me."

  5. Can as a noun (US, slang):

    Buttocks.

  6. Can as a noun (slang):

    Jail or prison.

    Examples:

    "Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years."

  7. Can as a noun (slang, plural):

    Headphones.

  8. Can as a noun (archaic):

    A drinking cup.

  9. Can as a noun (nautical):

    A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark

  10. Can as a noun:

    A chimney pot.

  1. Can as a verb:

    To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.

    Examples:

    "They spent August canning fruit and vegetables."

  2. Can as a verb:

    to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).

    Examples:

    "He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail."

  3. Can as a verb:

    To shut up.

    Examples:

    "Can your gob."

  4. Can as a verb (US, euphemistic):

    To fire or dismiss an employee.

    Examples:

    "The boss canned him for speaking out."

  1. Sack as a noun:

    A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

  2. Sack as a noun:

    The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).

  3. Sack as a noun (uncountable):

    The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

    Examples:

    "The sack of Rome."

  4. Sack as a noun (uncountable):

    Loot or booty obtained by pillage.

  5. Sack as a noun (American football):

    A successful tackle of the quarterback. See verb sense4 below.

  6. Sack as a noun (baseball):

    One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.

    Examples:

    "He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second."

  7. Sack as a noun (informal):

    Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense4 below.

    Examples:

    "The boss is gonna give her the sack today."

    "He got the sack for being late all the time."

  8. Sack as a noun (colloquial, US):

    Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.

  9. Sack as a noun (dated):

    (also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.

  10. Sack as a noun (dated):

    A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.

  11. Sack as a noun (vulgar, slang):

    The scrotum.

    Examples:

    "He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack."

  1. Sack as a verb:

    To put in a sack or sacks.

    Examples:

    "Help me sack the groceries."

  2. Sack as a verb:

    To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

  3. Sack as a verb:

    To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

    Examples:

    "The barbarians sacked Rome."

  4. Sack as a verb (American football):

    To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.

  5. Sack as a verb (informal):

    To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

    Examples:

    "He was sacked last September."

  6. Sack as a verb (colloquial):

    In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.

    Examples:

    "The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve."

  1. Sack as a noun (dated):

    A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.

  1. Sack as a noun:

  1. Sack as a verb:

  1. Sack as a noun:

Compare words:

Compare with synonyms and related words: