The difference between Can and Tin

When used as nouns, can means a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top, whereas tin means a malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol sn.

When used as verbs, can means to know how to, whereas tin means to place into a tin in order to preserve.


Tin is also adjective with the meaning: made of tin.

check bellow for the other definitions of Can and Tin

  1. Can as a verb (auxiliary, _, verb, defective):

    To know how to; to be able to.

    Examples:

    "She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday?"

  2. Can as a verb (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal):

    May; to be permitted or enabled to.

    Examples:

    "You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen?"

  3. Can as a verb (modal auxiliary verb, defective):

    To have the potential to; be possible.

    Examples:

    "'Can it be Friday already?"

    "Teenagers can really try their parents' patience."

    "Animals can experience emotions."

  4. Can as a verb:

    (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.

    Examples:

    "Can you hear that?''."

    "I can feel the baby moving inside me."

  5. Can as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To know.

  1. Can as a noun:

    A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.

  2. Can as a noun:

    A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

  3. Can as a noun:

    A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.

  4. Can as a noun (US, slang):

    A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.

    Examples:

    "[[shit or get off the can Shit or get off the can]]."

    "Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me."

  5. Can as a noun (US, slang):

    Buttocks.

  6. Can as a noun (slang):

    Jail or prison.

    Examples:

    "Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years."

  7. Can as a noun (slang, plural):

    Headphones.

  8. Can as a noun (archaic):

    A drinking cup.

  9. Can as a noun (nautical):

    A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark

  10. Can as a noun:

    A chimney pot.

  1. Can as a verb:

    To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.

    Examples:

    "They spent August canning fruit and vegetables."

  2. Can as a verb:

    to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).

    Examples:

    "He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail."

  3. Can as a verb:

    To shut up.

    Examples:

    "Can your gob."

  4. Can as a verb (US, euphemistic):

    To fire or dismiss an employee.

    Examples:

    "The boss canned him for speaking out."

  1. Tin as a noun (uncountable):

    A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

  2. Tin as a noun (NZ, British, countable):

    An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.

  3. Tin as a noun (countable):

    A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.

    Examples:

    "muffin tin"

    "roasting tin"

  4. Tin as a noun (countable, squash):

    The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.

  5. Tin as a noun (slang, dated, uncountable):

    money

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Beaconsfield"

  6. Tin as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    Computer hardware.

  1. Tin as an adjective:

    Made of tin.

  2. Tin as an adjective:

    Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.

  1. Tin as a verb (transitive):

    To place into a tin in order to preserve.

  2. Tin as a verb (transitive):

    To cover with tin.

  3. Tin as a verb (transitive):

    To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.

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