can vs loo

can

verb
  • To hole the ball. 

  • To have the potential to; be possible. 

  • To cover (the fuel element in a nuclear reactor) with a protective cover. 

  • Used with verbs of perception. 

  • May; to be permitted or enabled to. 

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

  • To fire or dismiss an employee. 

  • To shut up. 

  • To know how to; to be able to. 

  • To seal in a can. 

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

  • The boss canned him for speaking out. 

noun
  • An ounce (or sometimes, two ounces) of marijuana. 

  • A protective cover for the fuel element in a nuclear reactor. 

  • Jail or prison. 

  • 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. 

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

  • Buttocks. 

  • Headphones. 

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

  • A chimney pot. 

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

  • An E-meter used in Scientology auditing. 

loo

verb
  • To beat in the card game lanterloo. 

  • To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry. 

  • To pay a penalty to the pool for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick in lanterloo. 

  • To pay any penalty to any community. 

noun
  • An act that prompts such a penalty. 

  • A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab. 

  • A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation. 

  • Any group of people. 

  • A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. 

  • The penalty paid to the pool in lanterloo for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick. 

  • A lieutenant. 

  • A game of lanterloo. 

intj
  • A cry to urge on hunting dogs. 

How often have the words can and loo occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )