Collocations for can - noun
ADJ.
metal, tin | rusty | food
The floor was littered with rusty food cans.
The floor was littered with rusty food cans.
300g, 250ml, 11oz, etc.
a 200g can of tuna
a 200g can of tuna
beer, coke | jerry, petrol | oil | paint | watering | aerosol, spray
VERB + CAN
come in
This special type of milk comes in a can.
This special type of milk comes in a can.
open
We opened a can of sardines for lunch.
We opened a can of sardines for lunch.
drain, empty
She drained her can of beer and threw it away. | He emptied a can of beans into the pan.
She drained her can of beer and threw it away. | He emptied a can of beans into the pan.
drink, sip at | fill
He was filling a jerry can with petrol from the pump.
He was filling a jerry can with petrol from the pump.
recycle
CAN + NOUN
opener (also ‘can-opener’)
PREP.
in a/the ~ | ~ of
cans of oil
cans of oil