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TIN CAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tin can" is a kind of...):
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tin can"):
beer can (a can that holds beer)
caddy; tea caddy (a can for storing tea)
cannikin (a small can)
coffee can (a can for storing ground coffee)
milk can (large can for transporting milk)
oilcan (a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery)
soda can (a can for holding soft drinks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Informal term for a destroyer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tin can" is a kind of...):
destroyer; guided missile destroyer (a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship)
