noun ⇨ See also ↑ tin
ADJECTIVE
▪ aluminium/aluminum , metal , tin
▪ empty
▪ 8 oz , 300 g , 250 ml , etc.
▪
a 200 g ~ of tuna
▪ food
▪
The floor was littered with empty food ~s.
▪ beer , Coke™ , pop ( AmE ), soda ( AmE )
▪ soup , tuna , etc.
▪ gas ( AmE ), jerry , oil , petrol ( BrE )
▪ paint
▪ garbage , trash (both AmE )
▪ watering
▪
We keep the hoses and watering ~s in the shed at the end of the garden.
▪ aerosol , spray
VERB + CAN
▪ come in
▪
This type of milk comes in a ~.
▪ open
▪
We opened a ~ of sardines for lunch.
▪ drain , empty
▪
She drained her ~ of beer and threw it away.
▪
He emptied a ~ of beans into the pan.
▪ drink , sip
▪ drink from , sip at , sip from
▪
She sipped from a ~ of Coke.
▪ fill
▪
He filled a ~ with water from the pump.
▪ recycle
CAN + NOUN
▪ opener (usually can-opener ) ( esp. AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪ ~ of
▪
~s of oil