Definitions for could

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could could

Spelling: [koo d; unstressed kuh d]

IPA: /kʊd; unstressed kəd/

Could is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in could (cdlou).

Definitions for could

noun

1. a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
2. a receptacle for garbage, ashes, etc.:
3. a bucket, pail, or other container for holding or carrying liquids:
4. a drinking cup; tankard.
5. a metal or plastic container for holding film on cores or reels.
6. Slang: Usually Vulgar. toilet; bathroom.
7. Slang. jail:
8. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. buttocks.
9. cans, Slang. a set of headphones designed to cover the ears. Compare earbuds.
10. Military Slang. a depth charge. a destroyer.

verb

1. a simple past tense of can1 .

Idioms

1. carry the can, British and Canadian Slang. to take the responsibility.
2. in the can, recorded on film; completed:

auxiliary verb

1. (used to express possibility):
2. (used to express conditional possibility or ability):
3. (used in making polite requests):
4. (used in asking for permission):
5. (used in offering suggestions or advice):
6. to be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to:
7. to know how to:
8. to have the power or means to:
9. to have the right or qualifications to:
10. may; have permission to:
11. to have the possibility:

verb (used with object)

1. to preserve by sealing in a can, jar, etc.
2. Slang. to dismiss; fire.
3. Slang. to throw (something) away.
4. Slang. to put a stop to:
5. to record, as on film or tape.

verb (used with or without object)

1. Obsolete. to know.

Origin of could

Middle English coude, Old English cūthe; modern -l- (from would¹, should) first attested 1520-30