Can and Outside

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Can noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

Usage example: the protesters were rounded up and thrown in the can

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Outside is an antonym for can.

Outside noun - An outer part or layer.

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Can is an antonym for outside.

Nearby Word: outsider

human	human can	human outside
full	full can	full outside
special	special can	special outside
inside	inside can	inside outside
Other adjectives: original, true, actual, entire, real, big, blue, little, hot, few, different.

Similar assumption can be made that Nightcrawler can extend his teleportation outside the limits of his body: if he didn't, every time he used his power his clothes would drop off.

Source: Required Secondary Powers / Comic Books
Said PVP rewards can be bought for a hefty sum of gold and the blueprint can't be achieved outside PVP.

Source: Scrappy Mechanic / Marvel: Avengers Alliance
This may be because they can't heal themselves outside of fights unlike players can.

Source: Level Up Fill Up

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