TIN CAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tin can mean? 

• TIN CAN (noun)
  The noun TIN CAN has 2 senses:

1. informal term for a destroyer

2. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

  Familiarity information: TIN CAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIN CAN (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

can; tin; tin can

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)