tin can

/tɪn kæn/

/tɪn kæn/

Other forms: tin cans

Definitions of tin can

1. noun

   airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
   synonyms: can, tin

   types:

   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

   type 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)
2. noun

   informal term for a destroyer
   type of:

   destroyer, guided missile destroyer

   a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship