Collocations for can - noun
ADJECTIVE
aluminium/aluminum,
metal,
tin
empty
8 oz, 300 g, 250 ml, etc.
a 200 g can of tuna
empty
8 oz, 300 g, 250 ml, etc.
a 200 g can of tuna
food
The floor was littered with empty food cans.
The floor was littered with empty food cans.
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 cans in the shed at the end of the garden.
soup, tuna, etc.
gas (AmE), jerry, oil, petrol (BrE)
paint
garbage, trash (both AmE)
watering
We keep the hoses and watering cans in the shed at the end of the garden.
aerosol,
spray
VERB + can
come in
This type of milk comes in a can.
This 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
drink from, sip at, sip from
She sipped from a can of Coke.
drink from, sip at, sip from
She sipped from a can of Coke.
fill
He filled a can with water from the pump.
He filled a can with water from the pump.
recycle