can-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Preserve in a tin or jar.

Examples:
My mother cans tomatoes in the summer for use during the winter.
I like to can things.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pocket-9.10
FrameNet: Preserving
PropBank: can.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.

Examples:
The boss canned his secretary today.
The company canned 25% of its workers.
I'd love to can that guy if I could.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fire-10.10
FrameNet: Firing
PropBank: can.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: CAN IT: stop speaking, usually in the imperative.

Examples:
Can it, Louise!
He finally canned it after his mother started spanking him.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 4: Discard (something).

Examples:
He finally canned the idea and moved on to something easier.
We need to can the notion as a culture that we're dominant as a world
power.
I suggest we can this whole line of research.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM